Galileo fuelling

Fuelling of Europe's latest pair of Galileo satellites commenced this week. The eighth Galileo satellite is seen here receiving its propellant load in the S5A fuelling and integration hall of Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. After its 'sister' (the seventh satellite) co-passenger undergoes this same process, the two will be integrated side-by-side on a dispenser for their shared ride aboard Soyuz on March 27.