Before revision: GIOVE ( ), or Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, is the name for two satellites built for the European Space Agency (ESA) to test technology in orbit for the Galileo positioning system.First Galileo satellites named 'GIOVE', ESA press release, 9 March 2005.
After revision: ;GIOVE ( ), or Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, is the name for two satellites built for the European Space Agency (ESA) to test technology in orbit for the Galileo positioning system.First Galileo satellites named 'GIOVE', ESA press release, 9 March 2005.