Thales Alenia Space’s antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation intersatellite links in ESTEC’s Maxwell facility.

This new generation of Galileo, Europe’s satellite navigation constellation, will feature reconfigurable payloads, provide more robust and reliable positioning, navigation and timing, enable new services and add new capabilities to the constellation.

The intersatellite links will allow the satellites to communicate with one another in orbit. After going through extensive testing, the intersatellite link antennas are ready to be integrated into the satellites.