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Galileo

European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

Median orbit
23,211 km · 55.5°
Active
30
Inactive
3
Decayed
1
On orbit
36
Total launched
37
Launches
17
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
2
First launch
18 Oct 1989
Last launch
17 Dec 2025
Activity scorederived
0.7
launch cadence index
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 22:42 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month0102030401989201120152016201820242025

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month012341989-102011-102015-032016-052018-072024-092025-12

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram010203017K km18K km19K km20K km21K km22K km23K km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram051050°52°54°56°58°60°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

PerigeeInclinationSatellites
23,210 km55.00°10
23,210 km57.00°7
23,210 km56.00°4
23,220 km56.00°3

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 17 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2025-30217 Dec 2025Guiana Space Centre, Kourou22
2024-16717 Sept 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida22
2024-07928 Apr 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida22
2021-11605 Dec 2021Guiana Space Centre, Kourou22
2018-06025 Jul 2018Guiana Space Centre, Kourou44
2017-07912 Dec 2017Guiana Space Centre, Kourou44
2016-06917 Nov 2016Guiana Space Centre, Kourou44
2016-03024 May 2016Guiana Space Centre, Kourou22
2015-07917 Dec 2015Guiana Space Centre, Kourou22
2015-04511 Sept 2015Guiana Space Centre, Kourou22
2015-01727 Mar 2015Guiana Space Centre, Kourou21
2014-05022 Aug 2014Guiana Space Centre, Kourou20
2012-05512 Oct 2012Guiana Space Centre, Kourou21
2011-06021 Oct 2011Guiana Space Centre, Kourou22
2008-02026 Apr 2008Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2005-05128 Dec 2005Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
1989-08418 Oct 1989Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
GSAT0234 (GALILEO 34)67162Active17 Dec 202523,221 km23,224 km54.39°
GSAT0233 (GALILEO 33)67160Active17 Dec 202523,214 km23,231 km54.39°
GSAT0226 (GALILEO 31)61183Active17 Sept 202423,215 km23,230 km55.16°
GSAT0232 (GALILEO 32)61182Active17 Sept 202423,205 km23,239 km55.17°
GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30)59600Active28 Apr 202423,210 km23,234 km55.17°
GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29)59598Active28 Apr 202423,218 km23,226 km55.18°
GSAT0224 (GALILEO 28)49810Active05 Dec 202123,213 km23,231 km57.13°
GSAT0223 (GALILEO 27)49809Active05 Dec 202123,210 km23,234 km57.13°
GSAT0220 (GALILEO 24)43567Active25 Jul 201823,211 km23,233 km57.14°
GSAT0219 (GALILEO 23)43566Active25 Jul 201823,212 km23,232 km57.14°
GSAT0222 (GALILEO 26)43565Active25 Jul 201823,208 km23,236 km57.14°
GSAT0221 (GALILEO 25)43564Active25 Jul 201823,209 km23,235 km57.14°

Reentries

Decays by month

1 decays recorded · per month

Decayed satellites per month00.20.40.60.812003-09

Timeline

Events

All events →
  1. Decommission

    GSAT0201 (GALILEO 5) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  2. Decommission

    GSAT0202 (GALILEO 6) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  3. Decommission

    GSAT0204 (GALILEO 8) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%