News from ESA

  • 31 July 2017
    Testing Galileo
    Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for space
  • 31 July 2017
    How each Galileo satellite is tested ahead of launch
    Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for the violence of launch, airlessness and temperature extremes of Earth orbit.
  • 18 July 2017
    Handover for team who put Galileo users on notice
    After four years of work, the ESA team tasked with keeping the world informed on the status of the Galileo satellite navigation system has formally passed on its responsibility to a European Union agency.
  • 22 June 2017
    Another eight Galileo satellites for Europe
    Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation will gain an additional eight satellites, bringing it to completion, thanks to a contract signed today at the Paris Air and Space Show.