Global navigation testing satellite. Close-up of the platform of one of the GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites from the European S

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Global navigation testing satellite. Close-up of the platform of one of the GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites from the European Space Agency (ESA), showing the transponders (foreground) used for telemetry tasks, and the gyroscopes (background) for checks on the shape of the satellite. These satellites are being built to test how the technology works in orbit prior to the launch of the Galileo global navigation satellite system.

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Photo credit: © PASQUALE SORRENTINO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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