This is a list of past and present satellites of the Galileo navigation system.
As of August 2023, 28 Galileo (4 IOV "In Orbit Validation" and 24 FOC "Full Operational Capability") satellites have been launched. The 2 GIOVE prototype vehicles were retired in 2012, 23 satellites are operational, 1 is not available and 4 are currently not usable.
The remaining 10 FOC satellites have completed manufacturing and testing. They are currently in storage awaiting launch by Falcon 9 and Ariane 6. [1]
FOC satellites were awarded and built in several batches by OHB in Bremen, Germany, with the contribution of Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) in Guildford, United Kingdom. [2] [3]
In parallel to Batch-3's completion, the new Galileo Second Generation (G2G) satellites, featuring electric propulsion, enhanced navigation signals and capabilities, inter-satellite links and reconfigurability in space, in 2021 were in development by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Airbus Defence and Space, with their deployment expected to begin by late 2024. [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Each satellite is 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. [8]
Refer to Galileo Constellation Information for the most up-to-date information on the constellation status.
# | Satellite | Name (nickname) | Launch #, date (UTC) | Launch site | Launch vehicle | Flight name | PRN | Orb. slot | Clock type | FOC block | Status | Remarks |
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– | GIOVE-A | GSAT0001 | 28/12/2005 05:19 | Baikonur, Site 31/6 | Soyuz-FG/ Fregat | P15000-015 | Test | Test | RAFS | – | Retired 30/06/2012 | Developed with the main goal of claiming the frequencies allocated to Galileo by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some technology demonstration. |
– | GIOVE-B | GSAT0002 | 26/04/2008 22:16 | Baikonur, Site 31/6 | Soyuz-FG/ Fregat | P15000-016 | Test | Test | PHM | – | Retired 23/07/2012 | Similar goal to GIOVE-A, but with higher fidelity signals. |
1 | Galileo-IOV FM1 | GSAT0101 (Thijs) | L1 21/10/2011 10:30 | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-01 | E11 | B05 | RAFS | – | Operational | IOV (In Orbit Validation) vehicles were used for signal validation. [9] Healthy spacecraft are considered part of the operative fleet. |
2 | Galileo-IOV FM2 | GSAT0102 (Natalia) | E12 | B06 | PHM | – | Operational | |||||
3 | Galileo-IOV FM3 | GSAT0103 (David) | L2 12/10/2012 18:15 | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-03 | E19 | C04 | PHM | – | Operational | |
4 | Galileo-IOV FM4 | GSAT0104 (Sif) | E20 | C14 | RAFS | – | Not available | Payload power problem beginning on 27/05/2014 led to permanent loss of E5 and E6 transmissions, currently no E1 transmission. [10] | ||||
5 | Galileo-FOC FM1 | GSAT0201 (Doresa) | L3 22/08/2014 12:27 | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-09 | E18 | Ext01 | PHM | 1 | Not usable | Launched into incorrect orbit, moved to usable orbit. [11] Broadcasting service test since 05/08/2016. Currently not usable since 18/02/2021 until further notice as some brands of commercial receiver have difficulty calculating their orbit. [12] [13] |
6 | Galileo-FOC FM2 | GSAT0202 (Milena) | E14 | Ext02 | PHM | 1 | Not usable | |||||
7 | Galileo-FOC FM3 | GSAT0203 (Adam) | L4 27/03/2015 21:46 | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-11 | E26 | B08 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |
8 | Galileo-FOC FM4 | GSAT0204 (Anastasia) | E22 | B14 | RAFS | 1 | Not usable | Removed from active service on 08/12/2017 until further notice for constellation management purposes. [14] | ||||
9 | Galileo-FOC FM5 | GSAT0205 (Alba) | L5 11/09/2015 02:08 | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-12 | E24 | A08 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |
10 | Galileo-FOC FM6 | GSAT0206 (Oriana) | E30 | A05 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
11 | Galileo-FOC FM8 | GSAT0208 (Andriana) | L6 17/12/2015 11:51 | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-13 | E08 | C07 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |
12 | Galileo-FOC FM9 | GSAT0209 (Liene) | E09 | C02 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
13 | Galileo-FOC FM10 | GSAT0210 (Danielė) | L7 24/05/2016 08:48 | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-15 [15] | E01 | A02 | PHM | 1 | Not usable | Unavailable from 2023-04-30 until further notice. [16] |
14 | Galileo-FOC FM11 | GSAT0211 (Alizée) | E02 | A06 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
15 | Galileo-FOC FM7 | GSAT0207 (Antonianna) | L8 17/11/2016 13:06 | Kourou, ELA-3 | Ariane 5 ES | VA233 [17] | E07 | C06 | PHM | 1 | Operational | Launched using a new dispenser allowing for insertion of four satellites at once. [18] |
16 | Galileo-FOC FM12 | GSAT0212 (Lisa) | E03 | C08 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
17 | Galileo-FOC FM13 | GSAT0213 (Kimberley) | E04 | C03 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
18 | Galileo-FOC FM14 | GSAT0214 (Tijmen) | E05 | C01 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
19 | Galileo-FOC FM15 | GSAT0215 (Nicole) | L9 12/12/2017 18:36 | Kourou, ELA-3 | Ariane 5 ES | VA-240 [19] | E21 | A03 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |
20 | Galileo-FOC FM16 | GSAT0216 (Zofia) | E25 | A07 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |||||
21 | Galileo-FOC FM17 | GSAT0217 (Alexandre) | E27 | A04 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |||||
22 | Galileo-FOC FM18 | GSAT0218 (Irina) | E31 | A01 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |||||
23 | Galileo-FOC FM19 | GSAT0219 (Tara) | L10 25/07/2018 11:25 | Kourou, ELA-3 | Ariane 5 ES | VA-244 [20] | E36 | B04 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |
24 | Galileo-FOC FM20 | GSAT0220 (Samuel) | E13 | B01 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |||||
25 | Galileo-FOC FM21 | GSAT0221 (Anna) | E15 | B02 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |||||
26 | Galileo-FOC FM22 | GSAT0222 (Ellen) | E33 | B07 | PHM | 2 | Operational | |||||
27 | Galileo-FOC FM23 | GSAT0223 (Nikolina) | L11 05/12/2021 00:19 [21] | Kourou, ELS | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT | VS-26 [22] | E34 | B03 | PHM | 3 | Operational | |
28 | Galileo-FOC FM24 | GSAT0224 (Shriya) | E10 | B15 | PHM | 3 | Operational | |||||
Scheduled launches | ||||||||||||
29 | Galileo-FOC FM25 | GSAT0225 (Patrick) (?) | L12 April 2024 [23] | TBD | Falcon 9 Block 5 [23] | 3 | Planned | |||||
30 | Galileo-FOC FM27 | GSAT0227 (Julina) (?) [24] | 3 | Planned | ||||||||
31 | Galileo-FOC FM26 | GSAT0226 | July 2024 [23] | TBD | Falcon 9 Block 5 [23] | 3 | Planned | |||||
32 | Galileo-FOC FM28 | GSAT0228 | 3 | Planned | ||||||||
33 | Galileo-FOC FM29 | GSAT0229 | TBD | Kourou, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 | 3 | Planned | |||||
34 | Galileo-FOC FM30 | GSAT0230 | 3 | Planned | ||||||||
35 | Galileo-FOC FM31 | GSAT0231 | TBD | Kourou, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 | 3 | Planned | |||||
36 | Galileo-FOC FM32 | GSAT0232 | 3 | Planned | ||||||||
37 | Galileo-FOC FM33 | GSAT0233 | TBD | Kourou, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 | 3 | Planned | |||||
38 | Galileo-FOC FM34 | GSAT0234 | 3 | Planned | Last satellite purchased for the FOC block. | |||||||
39 | Galileo-G2 1 | GSAT0235 | TBD | Kourou, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 | - | Planned | First satellite purchased for the G2G block. | ||||
References: European GNSS Service Centre; [25] [26] Gunter's Space Page. [27] [28] |
Block | Launch period | Satellite launches | In operation and healthy | |||
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Full success | Failure | Planned | ||||
GIOVE | 2005 – 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
IOV | 2011 – 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
FOC | 2014 – 2026 | 22 | 2 [lower-greek 1] | 10 | 20 | |
G2G | From 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 2 | 22 | 23 | ||
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Refer to Galileo Constellation Information for the most up-to-date information.
Slot | Plane | |||
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A | B | C | Ext | |
01 | 0218 | 0220 | 0214 | (0201) |
02 | (0210) | 0221 | 0209 | (0202) |
03 | 0215 | 0223 | 0213 | |
04 | 0217 | 0219 | 0103 | |
05 | 0206 | 0101 | ||
06 | 0211 | 0102 | 0207 | |
07 | 0216 | 0222 | 0208 | |
08 | 0205 | 0203 | 0212 | |
09 | ||||
10 | ||||
11 | ||||
12 | ||||
13 | ||||
14 | (0204) | (0104) | ||
15 | 0224 | |||
16 | ||||
17 | ||||
18 | ||||
Numbers in parentheses refer to unavailable satellites. Satellite 0104 is not used for the Galileo Open Service, but only for the SAR/Galileo service. |
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