The satellites were launched on 28 April by SpaceX under contract with ESA. A Falcon 9 rocket injected the Galileo satellites into medium Earth orbit, not far from their final position.

On 12 March 2013, Galileo satellite GSAT0104, alongside its fellow In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites, made history by enabling the first position fix by Europe's independent satellite ...

On September 17, 2024, SpaceX successfully launched two Galileo navigation satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission, known as Galileo L13 ...

On Tuesday evening, SpaceX launched the next two satellites for the ESA (European Space Agency) Galileo navigational system. Liftoff occurred at 6:50 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40. Start ...

The Galileo L13 mission delivered the next two navigational satellites in the ESA (European Space Agency) constellation − satellites 31 and 32. According to ESA, Galileo is "the world’s most ...

Get ready for a (potential) evening launch from the Fun Coast. SpaceX plans to launch the next two Galileo satellites into orbit for the European Space Agency (ESA). The space company is targeting ...

The mission to deliver two Galileo satellites launched on time at 6:50 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in a mission that also tested the limits of ...

Galileo satellites 29 and 30 have reached their target positions at an altitude of 23,222 km and are now fully operational three months after being launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, by SpaceX.