Four Galileo Satellites being Fueled
The four Galileo satellites are prepared for their launch on November 17, 2016 at 13:06:48 UTC. The launch will mark a novelty. It is the first launch of the heavy-lift Ariane 5 for Galileo carrying 4 satellites at once. Within 4 hours after lift-off the satellites shall be already in their circular orbits.
Status Summary
| Nr | Name | SV ID | Slot | Launch | Launch Date | First Availability | Status |
| Giove A | Giove A | Dec 28, 2005 | |||||
| Giove B | Giove B | Apr 27, 2008 | |||||
| 1 | GSAT0101 | 11 | IOV-1 | Oct 21, 2011 | 2013-08-23 14:08 | Available | |
| 2 | GSAT0102 | 12 | IOV-1 | Oct 21, 2011 | 2013-08-23 16:24 | Available | |
| 3 | GSAT0103 | 19 | IOV-2 | Oct 12, 2012 | 2013-08-23 15:20 | Available | |
| 4 | GSAT0104 | 20 | IOV-2 | Oct 12, 2012 | 2013-07-01 10:25 | Not Available | |
| 5 | GSAT0201 | FOC-M1 | Aug 22, 2014 | 2016-08-05 00:00 | Testing | ||
| 6 | GSAT0202 | FOC-M1 | Aug 22, 2014 | 2016-08-05 00:00 | Testing | ||
| 7 | GSAT0203 | 26 | FOC-M2 | Mar 27, 2015 | 2015-12-03 11:06 | Available | |
| 8 | GSAT0204 | 22 | FOC-M2 | Mar 27, 2015 | 2015-12-04 13:19 | Available | |
| 9 | GSAT0205 | 24 | FOC-M3 | Sep 11, 2015 | 2016-01-28 | Available | |
| 10 | GSAT0206 | 30 | FOC-M3 | Sep 11, 2015 | 2016-01-28 | Available | |
| 11 | GSAT0208 | 08 | FOC-M4 | Dec 17, 2015 | 2016-04-22 | Available | |
| 12 | GSAT0209 | 09 | FOC-M4 | Dec 17, 2015 | 2016-04-22 | Available | |
| 13 | GSAT0210 | 01 | A02 | FOC-M5 | May 24, 2016 | Under Commissioning 2016-06-01 |
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| 14 | GSAT0211 | 02 | A06 | FOC-M5 | May 24, 2016 | Under Commissioning 2016-06-01 |
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| 15 | GSAT02xx | FOC-M6 | Nov 17, 2016 | Launch scheduled at 13:06:48 UT | |||
| 16 | GSAT02xx | FOC-M6 | Nov 17, 2016 | Launch scheduled at 13:06:48 UT | |||
| 17 | GSAT02xx | FOC-M6 | Nov 17, 2016 | Launch scheduled at 13:06:48 UT | |||
| 18 | GSAT02xx | FOC-M6 | Nov 17, 2016 | Launch scheduled at 13:06:48 UT |
Status: 2016 10 26
(Sources: Galileo Constellation, GPS world, Previous Report)