First of two Galileo navigation satellites SATs 9-10 being attached to the payload dispenser system, which will first secure the satellites during their flight to medium-altitude orbit and then release them into space. The satellites were hoisted into position and secured during 27–28 August 2015.
SATs 9-10 are scheduled to lift off at 02:08 GMT on 11 September (04:08 CEST; 23:08 local time, 10 September) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on top of a Soyuz rocket. They are expected to become operational, after initial in-orbit testing, later in the autumn.