Galileo FM-22 Ellen in final preparations before fueling

Galileo FM-22 Ellen in final preparations in building S1 before transfer for fueling. The four satellites are being placed into their protective containers to be transported from the S1A processing building to the S3B payload preparation building, where they will be filled with the hydrazine fuel that will keep the satellites manoeuverable during their 12-year working lives. Meanwhile the Ariane 5 for this launch – known as Flight VA244 – has undergone assembly inside the Spaceport’s Launcher Integration Building. The Galileo System began Initial Services on 15 December 2016, and more than 100 million devices are using Galileo today.