[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Inmarsat has been selected by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to provide payload in-orbit test services for the four satellites that will form the Galileo In-Orbit Validation phase, Inmarsat announced July 28.
Over the next two years, Inmarsat will manage the deployment and operations of a test facility at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ground station in Redu, Belgium. The results obtained during in-orbit tests will create a benchmark throughout the satellites’ operational life and will be used as a reference across the entire Galileo constellation.
DLR manages the Galileo validation phase activities for ESA.
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