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A crescent Earth rising over the cratered horizon of the Moon

Program · ESA · Navigation Constellation

Galileo

Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA).

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Missions

8 flown, 4 planned · times in your time zone

Galileo L7 (FOC FM10-FM11)
May 24, 2016
Soyuz STB Fregat · Success
Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14)
Nov 17, 2016
Ariane 5 ES · Success
Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)
Dec 12, 2017
Ariane 5 ES · Success
Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22)
Jul 25, 2018
Ariane 5 ES · Success
Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24)
Dec 5, 2021
Soyuz STB Fregat · Success
Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)
Apr 28, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 · Success
Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Sep 17, 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 · Success
Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)
Dec 17, 2025
Ariane 62 · Success
Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)
NET Q1 2027
Ariane 62 · Next
Galileo L16 (FOC FM29 & FM30)
NET Q1 2027
Ariane 62
Galileo L18 (2 x Galileo Second Generation)
NET 2029
Ariane 6
Galileo L17 (2 x Galileo Second Generation)
NET 2029
Ariane 6

Next: Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)

Launch page

Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31) is scheduled no earlier than Q1 2027 on Ariane 62 from Guiana Space Centre. Its date is only known to the quarter, so there is no countdown yet; follow it to hear when it firms up.