Galileo Second Generation

An iodine optical clock by SpaceTech, Germany (Credit: ESA)

February 10, 2026

Three ways R&D has shaped Galileo Second Generation

By Tracy Cozzens

From left to right: Sylvain Loddo, director of the Galileo ground segment program at ESA, Ennio Guarino, head of the EGNOS and Galileo programs at ESA, Lionel Salmon, director of cybersecurity for information systems at Thales, and Alexandra Porez, director of cybersecurity for satellite systems at Thales. (Image: Thales)

August 1, 2023

Thales partners with ESA on Galileo cybersecurity and enhancements

By Maddie Saines

Contract ceremony in Madrid, Spain, on June 22. (Image: GMV)

June 27, 2023

GMV secures contract with ESA for G2G ground segment

By Maddie Saines

Thales Galileo Second Generation satellites. (Image: ESA)

June 2, 2023

Galileo second gen enters full development phase

By Maddie Saines

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January 20, 2023

First Fix: Arrivals and Departures

By Matteo Luccio

Screenshot: ESA video

November 15, 2022

ESTEC says goodbye to Galileo 1st Generation satellites

By Tracy Cozzens

The first G2 receiver prototype "breadboard" is now running in ESTEC's Navigation Lab. (Photo: ESA)

September 15, 2022

Galileo Second Generation technology tested in ESA labs

By Tracy Cozzens

June 21, 2022

Orolia introduces mRO-50 Ruggedized, a robust mini-rubidium oscillator

By Tracy Cozzens

Galileo second-generation satellites will be constructed at the Integrated Technology Centre (ITC) at Friedrichshafen, Germany. (Photo: Airbus)

March 9, 2022

Airbus completes design review for Galileo 2-gen satellites

By GPS World Staff

Galileo Second Generation Batch#1A satellites. (Image: ESA).

January 18, 2022

Directions 2022: Galileo FOC, G2 on the horizon

By Guerric Pont, Marco Falcone, and Miguel Mantiega Bautista

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