List of Galileo satellites
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]
- 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, 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 (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] | ||||||||||||
Summary table
| 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 | ||
| ||||||
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. | ||||
See also
Spaceflight portal
- List of BeiDou satellites
- List of GLONASS satellites
- List of GPS satellites
- List of NAVIC satellites
References
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- ^ a b "Galileo FOC Series". eoPortal Directory. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "12 things you never knew about Galileo satellites". ESA. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "ESA signs contract for new generation of Galileo". ESA. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "ESA signs contract for new generation of Galileo". Airbus. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Galileo". Airbus. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Galileo Drawing Competition". EC. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Galileo IOV Factsheet" (PDF). ESA. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Galileo satellite recovered and transmitting navigation signals". ESA. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Galileo Elliptical Auxiliary Satellites Removed from Service". Inside GNSS. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ "VS15 Galileo FOC-M5 SAT 13-14" (PDF). arianespace. May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ "VA233 Galileo FOC-M6 SAT 15-16-17-18" (PDF). arianespace. November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ "VA240 Galileo FOC-M7 SAT 19-20-21-22" (PDF). arianespace. December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "VA244 Galileo FOC-M8 SAT 23-24-25-26" (PDF). arianespace. July 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Two new satellites mark further enlargement of Galileo". ESA. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "VS26 Galileo FOC-M9 SAT 27-28" (PDF). arianespace. December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Jeff Foust (7 November 2023). "EU finalizing contract with SpaceX for Galileo launches". SpaceNews. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Constellation Information". EUSPA. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Orbital and Technical Parameters". EUSPA. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Galileo-FOC". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
