List of Galileo satellites

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List of Galileo satellites

This is a list of past and present satellites of the Galileo navigation system. The fully operational constellation will nominally consist of 30 satellites in Medium Earth Orbit, with 24 active and 6 spares equally divided into 3 orbital planes in a Walker 24/3/1 configuration.[1]

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Model of a Galileo satellite

As of September 2024, 32 Galileo (4 In Orbit Validation (IOV) and 28 Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites have been launched). The 2 Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE) prototype vehicles were retired in 2012. Currently, 27 satellites are operational, 4 are not usable and 1 is decommissioned.

The remaining 6 FOC satellites have completed manufacturing and testing. They are currently in storage awaiting launch by Ariane 6.[2]

FOC satellites were awarded and built in three batches by OHB in Bremen, Germany, with the contribution of Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) in Guildford, United Kingdom.[3][4]

  1. Batch 1 consists of 14 FOC satellites (Galileo-FOC FM1 to Galileo-FOC FM14)
  2. Batch 2 consists of 8 FOC satellites (Galileo-FOC FM15 to Galileo-FOC FM22)
  3. Batch 3 consists of 12 FOC satellites (Galileo-FOC FM23 to Galileo-FOC FM34)

In parallel to Batch 3's completion, the Galileo Second Generation (G2G) satellites, featuring electric propulsion, enhanced navigation signals and capabilities, inter-satellite links and reconfigurability in space, were in development by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Airbus Defence and Space, with their deployment expected to begin in 2027.[3][5][6][7][8]

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VS-01 launching the GSAT0101 and GSAT0102 IOV satellites on 21 October 2011

Summary table

More information Block, Launch period ...
Summary of satellites, as of 29 January 2025
Block Launch
period
Satellite launches In operation
and healthy
Full successFailureLaunchedPlanned
GIOVE 2005 – 200820000
IOV 2011 – 201240003
FOC 2014 – 2026262[α]0624
G2G From 2027000120
Total 32201827
  1. Partial failure
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Satellites

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Perspective

The initial 28 satellites were each named after a child that won the European Commission's Galileo drawing competition. One winner was selected from each member state of the European Union.[9]

Refer to Galileo Constellation Information for the most up-to-date information on the constellation status.

More information #, Satellite ...
# Satellite Name
(nickname)
Launch
#, date (UTC)
Launch
site
Launch
vehicle
Flight
name
PRN Orb.
slot
Clock
type
FOC
block
Status Remarks
GIOVE-A GSAT0001 28 December 2005
05:19
Baikonur, Site 31/6 Soyuz-FG/
Fregat
P15000-015 Test Test RAFS Retired
30 June 2012
Technology demonstration. Developed with the main goal of claiming the frequencies allocated to Galileo by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
GIOVE-B GSAT0002 26 April 2008
22:16
Baikonur, Site 31/6 Soyuz-FG/
Fregat
P15000-016 Test Test PHM Retired
23 July 2012
Similar goal to GIOVE-A, but with higher fidelity signals.
1 Galileo-IOV FM1 GSAT0101
Belgium (Thijs)
L1
21 October 2011
10:30
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-01 E11 B05 RAFS Operational IOV (In Orbit Validation) vehicles. Initially used for signal validation.[10] Healthy spacecraft are still part of the operative fleet.
2 Galileo-IOV FM2 GSAT0102
Bulgaria (Natalia)
E12 B06 RAFS Operational
3 Galileo-IOV FM3 GSAT0103
Czech Republic (David)
L2
12 October 2012
18:15
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-03 E19 C04 RAFS Operational
4 Galileo-IOV FM4 GSAT0104
Denmark (Sif)
E20 C14 RAFS Retired
18 March 2024
Payload power problem beginning on 27 May 2014 led to permanent loss of E5 and E6 transmissions. Decommissioned as of 2025-04-16 17:47 UTC.[11]
5 Galileo-FOC FM1 GSAT0201
Germany (Doresa)
L3
22 August 2014
12:27
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-09 E18 Ext01 PHM 1 Not usable Launched into incorrect orbit, moved to usable orbit.[12]
Broadcasting service test since 5 August 2016.
Currently not usable since 18 February 2021 until further notice as some brands of commercial receiver have difficulty calculating their orbit.[13][14]
6 Galileo-FOC FM2 GSAT0202
Estonia (Milena)
E14 Ext02 PHM 1 Not usable
7 Galileo-FOC FM3 GSAT0203
Republic of Ireland (Adam)
L4
27 March 2015
21:46
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-11 E26 B08 PHM 1 Operational
8 Galileo-FOC FM4 GSAT0204
Greece (Anastasia)
E22 B14 RAFS 1 Not usable Removed from active service on 8 December 2017 until further notice for constellation management purposes.[15]
9 Galileo-FOC FM5 GSAT0205
Spain (Alba)
L5
11 September 2015
02:08
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-12 E24 A08 PHM 1 Operational
10 Galileo-FOC FM6 GSAT0206
France (Oriana)
E30 A05 PHM 1 Operational
11 Galileo-FOC FM8 GSAT0208
Cyprus (Andriana)
L6
17 December 2015
11:51
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-13 E08 C07 PHM 1 Operational
12 Galileo-FOC FM9 GSAT0209
Latvia (Liene)
E09 C02 PHM 1 Operational
13 Galileo-FOC FM10 GSAT0210
Lithuania (Danielė)
L7
24 May 2016
08:48
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-15[16] E01 A12 RAFS 1 Not usable Unavailable from 2023-04-30 until further notice.[17]
14 Galileo-FOC FM11 GSAT0211
Luxembourg (Alizée)
E02 A06 PHM 1 Operational
15 Galileo-FOC FM7 GSAT0207
Italy (Antonianna)
L8
17 November 2016
13:06
Guiana, ELA-3 Ariane 5 ES VA-233[18] E07 C06 PHM 1 Operational Launched on new dispenser, deployed four satellites at once.[19]
16 Galileo-FOC FM12 GSAT0212
Hungary (Lisa)
E03 C08 PHM 1 Operational
17 Galileo-FOC FM13 GSAT0213
Malta (Kimberley)
E04 C03 PHM 1 Operational
18 Galileo-FOC FM14 GSAT0214
Netherlands (Tijmen)
E05 C01 PHM 1 Operational
19 Galileo-FOC FM15 GSAT0215
Austria (Nicole)
L9
12 December 2017
18:36
Guiana, ELA-3 Ariane 5 ES VA-240[20] E21 A03 PHM 2 Operational
20 Galileo-FOC FM16 GSAT0216
Poland (Zofia)
E25 A07 PHM 2 Operational
21 Galileo-FOC FM17 GSAT0217
Portugal (Alexandre)
E27 A04 PHM 2 Operational
22 Galileo-FOC FM18 GSAT0218
Romania (Irina)
E31 A01 PHM 2 Operational
23 Galileo-FOC FM19 GSAT0219
Slovenia (Tara)
L10
25 July 2018
11:25
Guiana, ELA-3 Ariane 5 ES VA-244[21] E36 B04 PHM 2 Operational
24 Galileo-FOC FM20 GSAT0220
Slovakia (Samuel)
E13 B01 PHM 2 Operational
25 Galileo-FOC FM21 GSAT0221
Finland (Anna)
E15 B02 PHM 2 Operational
26 Galileo-FOC FM22 GSAT0222
Sweden (Ellen)
E33 B07 PHM 2 Operational
27 Galileo-FOC FM23 GSAT0223
Croatia (Nikolina)
L11
5 December 2021
00:19[22]
Guiana, ELS Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT
VS-26[23] E34 B03 PHM 3 Operational
28 Galileo-FOC FM24 GSAT0224
Norway (Shriya)
E10 B15 PHM 3 Operational
29 Galileo-FOC FM25 GSAT0225 L12
28 April 2024
00:34[24]
Kennedy, LC-39A Falcon 9 Block 5[24] F9-327 E29 C05 PHM 3 Operational
30 Galileo-FOC FM27 GSAT0227 E06 C12 PHM 3 Operational
31 Galileo-FOC FM26 GSAT0226 L13
17 September 2024
22:50[25]
Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5[24] F9-375 E23 A02 PHM 3 Operational
32 Galileo-FOC FM32 GSAT0232 E16 A17 PHM 3 Operational
Scheduled launches
33 Galileo-FOC FM29 GSAT0229 L14
2H 2025
Guiana, ELA-4 Ariane 62 3 Planned
34 Galileo-FOC FM30 GSAT0230 3 Planned
35 Galileo-FOC FM28 GSAT0228 L15
2026
Guiana, ELA-4 Ariane 62 3 Planned
36 Galileo-FOC FM31 GSAT0231 3 Planned
37 Galileo-FOC FM33 GSAT0233 L16
2026
Guiana, ELA-4 Ariane 62 3 Planned
38 Galileo-FOC FM34 GSAT0234 3 Planned Last satellite purchased for the FOC block.
39 Galileo-G2G-1 G2SB1A L17
2027[26]
Guiana, ELA-4 Ariane 64[27] Planned First satellite purchased for the G2G block.[28]
40 Galileo-G2G-2 G2SB2A Planned
41 Galileo-G2G-3 G2SB1B L18
2027[29]
Guiana, ELA-4 Ariane 64 Planned
42 Galileo-G2G-4 G2SB2B Planned
References: European GNSS Service Centre;[30][31] Gunter's Space Page.[32][33]
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Orbital slots

Refer to Galileo Constellation Information for the most up-to-date information.

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3D Concept-Art showing the future Arianespace rocket Ariane 62
More information Slot, Relative Mean Anomaly ...
Slot Relative
Mean Anomaly
Plane Relative RAAN)
A (0°)B (120°)C (240°)Ext
01 0218 0220 0214 (0201)
02 45° 0226 0221 0209 (0202)
03 90° 0215 0223 0213
04 135° 0217 0219 0103
05 180° 0206 0101 0225
06 225° 0211 0102 0207
07 270° 0216 0222 0208
08 315° 0205 0203 0212
12 (0210) 0227
14 (0204) 0104
15 0224
17 0232
Numbers in (parentheses) refer to unavailable satellites.
Numbers in italics refer to under commissioning satellites.
Numbers deleted refer to retired satellites.
References: European GNSS Service Centre.[31]
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