Galileo satellites lowered onto upper stage

Europe’s fifth and sixth Galileo satellites, attached to their dispenser system, being lowered onto the Fregat upper stage that will fly them most of the way up into medium-Earth orbit. Note the two halves of the protective launch fairing on the left, which was later enclosed around the pair of satellites. The satellites were attached to the Fregat on 14-15 August 2014 in building S3B of the Guiana Space Centre.