Galileo arrival

A Galileo Full Operational Capability satellite being slid out of its transport containers into the cleanroom environment of ESA's ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands. Some 22 Galileo FOC satellites have gone through testing here, along with the very first Galileo 'In-Orbit Validation' satellites. The Test Centre contains a collection of facilities to simulate every aspect of the launch and space environments. Galileo's search and rescue antenna is visible in the foreground, with the circular navigation antenna in the middle of the satellite.