Model of a Galileo satellite

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]

  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 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]

Satellites

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
– 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
Belgium (Thijs) 		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
Bulgaria (Natalia) 		E12 B06 PHM – Operational
3 Galileo-IOV FM3 GSAT0103
Czech Republic (David) 		12/10/2012
18:15 		Kourou,
ELS 		Soyuz ST-B/
Fregat-MT 		VS-03 E19 C04 PHM – Operational
4 Galileo-IOV FM4 GSAT0104
Denmark (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
Germany (Doresa) 		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
Estonia (Milena) 		E14 Ext02 PHM 1 Not usable
7 Galileo-FOC FM3 GSAT0203
Republic of Ireland (Adam) 		27/03/2015
21:46 		Kourou,
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 08/12/2017 until further notice for constellation management purposes.[14]
9 Galileo-FOC FM5 GSAT0205
Spain (Alba) 		11/09/2015
02:08 		Kourou,
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) 		17/12/2015
11:51 		Kourou,
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) 		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
Luxembourg (Alizée) 		E02 A06 PHM 1 Operational
15 Galileo-FOC FM7 GSAT0207
Italy (Antonianna) 		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
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) 		12/12/2017
18:36 		Kourou,
ELA-3 		Ariane 5 ES VA-240[19] 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) 		25/07/2018
11:25 		Kourou,
ELA-3 		Ariane 5 ES VA-244[20] 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) 		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
Norway (Shriya) 		E10 B15 PHM 3 Operational
Scheduled launches
29 Galileo-FOC FM25 GSAT0225
United Kingdom (Patrick) (?) 		April 2024[23] TBD Falcon 9 Block 5[23] 3 Planned
30 Galileo-FOC FM26 GSAT0226
Switzerland (Julina)[24] 		3 Planned
31 Galileo-FOC FM27 GSAT0227 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.
References: European GNSS Service Centre;[25][26] Gunter's Space Page.[27][28]

Summary table

VS-01 launching the GSAT0101 and GSAT0102 IOV satellites on 21 October 2011
3D Concept-Art showing the future Arianespace rocket Ariane 62
Summary of satellites
Block Launch
period 		Satellite launches In operation
and healthy
Full success Failure Planned
GIOVE 2005 – 2008 2 0 0 0
IOV 2011 – 2012 4 0 0 3
FOC 2014 – 2026 22 2[α] 10 20
G2G From 2026 0 0 12 0
Total 28 2 22 23
  1. ^ Partial failure

Orbital slots

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

Slot Plane
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.
References: European GNSS Service Centre.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ESTEC says goodbye to Galileo 1st Generation satellites". GPS World. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Galileo FOC Series". eoPortal Directory. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "12 things you never knew about Galileo satellites". ESA. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ "ESA signs contract for new generation of Galileo". ESA. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "ESA signs contract for new generation of Galileo". Airbus. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Galileo". Airbus. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Thales Alenia Space will play a major role on-board Galileo 2nd Generation and will boost performances and cybersecurity for the constellation". Thales Alenia Space. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Galileo Drawing Competition". EC. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Galileo IOV Factsheet" (PDF). ESA. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Notice Advisory to Galileo Users (NAGU) 2014014". EUSPA. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Galileo Satellite GSAT0104 (all signals) is unavailable since 2014-05-27 beginning 12:30 UTC, until further notice
  11. ^ "Galileo satellite recovered and transmitting navigation signals". ESA. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Notice Advisory to Galileo Users (NAGU) 2021008". EUSPA. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021. Galileo auxiliary satellites GSAT0201 and GSAT0202 are unavailable since 2021-02-18 beginning 09:30 UTC, due to a temporary setting of the fnav and inav health bits to unhealthy, until further notice
  13. ^ "Galileo Elliptical Auxiliary Satellites Removed from Service". Inside GNSS. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Notice Advisory to Galileo Users (NAGU) 2017045". EUSPA. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2021. Galileo satellite GSAT0204 not contributing to service provision (all signals) since 2017-12-08 until further notice
  15. ^ "VS15 Galileo FOC-M5 SAT 13-14" (PDF). arianespace. May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Notice Advisory to Galileo Users (NAGU) 2023032". EUSPA. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023. Galileo satellite GSAT0210 (all signals) is unavailable since 2023-04-30 beginning 00:52 until further notice
  17. ^ "VA233 Galileo FOC-M6 SAT 15-16-17-18" (PDF). arianespace. November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Ariane 5: Accommodating Galileo". myinternalreferral.com. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015. First of all, we are having to design a new dispenser to accommodate the four satellites in the best way possible, optimising the way the loads transmitted by the launcher are filtered out" explains Marie-Paule Gense, head of development programmes for the Ariane 5 ECA and ES versions at Les Mureaux "Nothing similar exists in this configuration
  19. ^ "VA240 Galileo FOC-M7 SAT 19-20-21-22" (PDF). arianespace. December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  20. ^ "VA244 Galileo FOC-M8 SAT 23-24-25-26" (PDF). arianespace. July 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Two new satellites mark further enlargement of Galileo". ESA. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  22. ^ "VS26 Galileo FOC-M9 SAT 27-28" (PDF). arianespace. December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  23. ^ a b c d Jeff Foust (7 November 2023). "EU finalizing contract with SpaceX for Galileo launches". SpaceNews. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Galileo Drawing Competition: Winners from Croatia, Norway and Switzerland". EC. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021. The winners from Croatia, Norway and Switzerland have been announced in the European Commission's Galileo Drawing Competition
  25. ^ "Constellation Information". EUSPA. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Orbital and Technical Parameters". EUSPA. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  27. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Galileo-IOV". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  28. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Galileo-FOC". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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