List of Galileo satellites
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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]
As of 21 May 2026, 34 Galileo satellites have been launched, consisting of 4 In Orbit Validation (IOV) and 30 Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites. Two separate Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE) prototype vehicles were retired in 2012. Currently, 27 satellites are operational, 1 is undergoing commissioning, 4 are not usable, and 2 are decommissioned.
The remaining 4 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]
- Batch 1 consists of 14 FOC satellites (Galileo-FOC FM1 to Galileo-FOC FM14)
- Batch 2 consists of 8 FOC satellites (Galileo-FOC FM15 to Galileo-FOC FM22)
- Batch 3 consists of 12 FOC satellites (Galileo-FOC FM23 to Galileo-FOC FM34)
In parallel to Batch 3's completion, 12 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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Summary table
| Block | Launch period |
Satellite launches | Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success | Failure | Partial failure | Launched | Planned | In operation and healthy | Not usable | Retired | Decommissioned | Under commissioning | ||
| GIOVE | 2005 – 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| IOV | 2011 – 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FOC | 2014 – 2027 | 26 | 0 | 2[α] | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G2G | 2027 – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
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Satellites
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.
| # | 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 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 (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 (Natalia) |
E12 | B06 | RAFS | – | Operational | |||||
| 3 | Galileo-IOV FM3 | GSAT0103 (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 (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 16 April 2025.[11] | ||||
| 5 | Galileo-FOC FM1 | GSAT0201 (Doresa) |
L3 22 August 2014 12:27 |
Guiana, ELS | Soyuz ST-B/ Fregat-MT |
VS-09 | E18 | Ext01 | PHM | 1 | Not usable | Launched into an incorrect orbit, later corrected.[12] Began broadcasting tests on 5 August 2016. Unavailable since 18 February 2021 due to receiver compatibility issues.[13][14] |
| 6 | Galileo-FOC FM2 | GSAT0202 (Milena) |
E14 | Ext02 | PHM | 1 | Not usable | |||||
| 7 | Galileo-FOC FM3 | GSAT0203 (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 (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 (Alba) |
L5 11 September 2015 02:08 |
Guiana, ELS | Soyuz ST-B/ Fregat-MT |
VS-12 | E24 | ? | PHM | 1 | Retired 15 December 2025 |
Decommissioned 15 December 2025.[16] |
| 10 | Galileo-FOC FM6 | GSAT0206 (Oriana) |
E30 | A05 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
| 11 | Galileo-FOC FM8 | GSAT0208 (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 (Liene) |
E09 | C02 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
| 13 | Galileo-FOC FM10 | GSAT0210 (Danielė) |
L7 24 May 2016 08:48 |
Guiana, ELS | Soyuz ST-B/ Fregat-MT |
VS-15[17] | E01 | A12 | RAFS | 1 | Not usable | Unavailable since 30 April 2023.[18] |
| 14 | Galileo-FOC FM11 | GSAT0211 (Alizée) |
E02 | A06 | PHM | 1 | Operational | |||||
| 15 | Galileo-FOC FM7 | GSAT0207 (Antonianna) |
L8 17 November 2016 13:06 |
Guiana, ELA-3 | Ariane 5 ES | VA-233[19] | E07 | C06 | PHM | 1 | Operational | Launched on new dispenser, deployed four satellites at once.[20] |
| 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 December 2017 18:36 |
Guiana, ELA-3 | Ariane 5 ES | VA-240[21] | 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 July 2018 11:25 |
Guiana, ELA-3 | Ariane 5 ES | VA-244[22] | 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 5 December 2021 00:19[23] |
Guiana, ELS | Soyuz ST-B/ Fregat-MT |
VS-26[24] | E34 | B03 | PHM | 3 | Operational | |
| 28 | Galileo-FOC FM24 | GSAT0224 (Shriya) |
E10 | B15 | PHM | 3 | Operational | |||||
| 29 | Galileo-FOC FM25 | GSAT0225 | L12 28 April 2024 00:34[25] |
Kennedy, LC-39A | Falcon 9 Block 5[25] | 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[26] |
Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 | Falcon 9 Block 5[25] | F9-375 | E23 | A02 | PHM | 3 | Operational | |
| 32 | Galileo-FOC FM32 | GSAT0232 | E16 | A08 | PHM | 3 | Operational | |||||
| 33 | Galileo-FOC FM33 | GSAT0233 | L14 17 December 2025 05:01[27] |
Guiana, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 | VA-266[28] | E28 | C13 | PHM | 3 | Operational | [29] |
| 34 | Galileo-FOC FM34 | GSAT0234 | E32 | C17 | PHM | 3 | Operational | [30][31] | ||||
| Scheduled launches | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Galileo-FOC FM29 | GSAT0229 | L15 Q4 2026[32] |
Guiana, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 | 3 | Planned | |||||
| 36 | Galileo-FOC FM30 | GSAT0230 | 3 | Planned | ||||||||
| 37 | Galileo-FOC FM28 | GSAT0228 | L16 Q1 2027[32] |
Guiana, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 | 3 | Planned | |||||
| 38 | Galileo-FOC FM31 | GSAT0231 | 3 | Planned | ||||||||
| 39 | Galileo-G2G-1 | G2SB1A | L17 2027[33] |
Guiana, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 (Block 2)[32] | – | Planned | First G2G satellite from Thales Alenia Space.[34] | ||||
| 40 | Galileo-G2G-2 | G2SB1B | – | Planned | First G2G satellite from Airbus Defence and Space. | |||||||
| 41 | Galileo-G2G-3 | G2SB2A | L18 2027[35] |
Guiana, ELA-4 | Ariane 62 (Block 2)[32] | – | Planned | |||||
| 42 | Galileo-G2G-4 | G2SB2B | – | Planned | ||||||||
| 43 | Galileo-G2G-5 | G2SB3A | TBD | – | Planned | In production as of May 2025.[36] | ||||||
| 44 | Galileo-G2G-6 | G2SB3B | – | Planned | In production as of May 2025 | |||||||
| References: European GNSS Service Centre;[37][38] Gunter's Space Page.[39][40] | ||||||||||||
E5 quasi-pilot signal
To improve the performance of the Galileo Open Service, the E5 Quasi-Pilot signal component was introduced November 2025. The primary objective is a faster Time to First Fix, improved typically by factor 3.[41]
| Satellites reconfigured for E5 Quasi-pilot | Start of QP transmission |
|---|---|
| GSAT0216 | 17 Nov 2025 |
| GSAT0221 | 03 Dec 2025 |
| GSAT0226 | 08 Dec 2025 |
| GSAT0223 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| GSAT0219 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| GSAT0222 | 19 Mar 2026 |
| GSAT0225 | 24 Mar 2026 |
| GSAT0220 | 30 Mar 2026 |
| GSAT0217 | 02 Apr 2026 |
| GSAT0214 | 07 Apr 2026 |
| GSAT0215 | 15 Apr 2026 |
| GSAT0213 | 28 Apr 2026 |
Orbital slots
Refer to Galileo Constellation Information for the most up-to-date information.
| Slot | Relative Mean Anomaly |
Plane Relative RAAN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (0°) | B (120°) | C (240°) | Ext | ||
| 01 | 0° | 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° | 0232 | 0203 | 0212 | |
| 12 | (0210) | 0227 | |||
| 13 | 0233 | ||||
| 14 | (0204) | ||||
| 15 | 0224 | ||||
| 17 | 0234 | ||||
| ? | |||||
| Numbers in (parentheses) refer to unavailable satellites. Numbers in italics refer to under commissioning satellites. Numbers References: European GNSS Service Centre.[38] | |||||
