Galileo Navigation Satellite System
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The Galileo Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) is the European equivalent to the US Global Positioning System (GPS). Its constellation of 34 satellites (26 active, 8 derelict) provide Europe with high-precision geodesic navigation without relying much on GPS and GLONASS satellites. First launch occurred on December 2005
The Galileo GNSS constellation (as of 2022)
| Galileo Navigation Satellite System (2005–Present) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | Block | Start | End |
| GIOVE-A | IOV-E | 2005-Dec-28 | 2012-Jun-30 |
| GIOVE-B | IOV-E | 2012-Jul-23 | |
| Galileo 1-1 (Thijs) | IOV | 2011-Oct-21 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-2 (Natalia) | IOV | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-3 (David) | IOV | 2012-Oct-12 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-4 (Sif) | IOV | 2014-May-27 | |
| Galileo 1-5 (Doresa) | FOC | 2014-Aug-22 | 2021-Feb-18 |
| Galileo 1-6 (Milena) | FOC | 2021-Feb-18 | |
| Galileo 1-7 (Adam) | FOC | 2015-Mar-27 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-8 (Anastasia) | FOC | 2017-Dec-8 | |
| Galileo 1-9 (Alba) | FOC | 2015-Sept-11 | 2025-Dec-15 |
| Galileo 1-10 (Oriana) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-11 (Andriana) | FOC | 2015-Dec-17 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-12 (Liene) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-13 (Danielė) | FOC | 2016-May-24 | 2023-Mar-30 |
| Galileo 1-14 (Alizée) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-15 (Antonianna) | FOC | 2016-Nov-17 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-16 (Lisa) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-17 (Kimberley) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-18 (Tijmen) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-19 (Nicole) | FOC | 2017-Dec-12 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-20 (Zofia) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-21 (Alexandre) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-22 (Irina) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-23 (Tara) | FOC | 2018-Jul-25 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-24 (Samuel) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-25 (Anna) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-26 (Ellen) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-27 (Patrick) | FOC | 2021-Dec-5 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-28 (Shriya) | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-29 (Nikolina) | FOC | 2024-Apr-28 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-30 | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-31 (Julina) | FOC | 2024-Sept-17 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-32 | FOC | (Active) | |
| Galileo 1-33 | FOC | 2025-Dec-17 | (Active) |
| Galileo 1-34 | FOC | (Active) | |
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