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Galileo satellite engineering model platform integration tests completed

The platform-level integration tests on the engineering model of the Galileo in-orbit validation satellites have been completed at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Rome.
The platform is currently undergoing functional testing. Delivery of the engineering model payload from Astrium UK is expected in December.
These tests are an important step in the process of building and launching the first four Galileo satellites. Integration testing is carried out to verify the correctness of the interfaces between the unit or subsystem under test and the larger system into which it has been integrated. The scope of functional testing is to demonstrate that the integrated units or subsystems are compliant with their design specification.

Friday 4 December, 2009 10:06 AM

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