Galileo IOV satellites

摘要

The last two Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites was successfully launched on Friday 12th October by Arianespace, using a Soyuz rocket at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. These two satellites, assembled, integrated and tested at Thales Alenia Space's plant in Rome, will join the first pair of IOV satellites, launched in October 2011.