The Galileo Programme is a joint initiative of the European Community (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA). When fully deployed, Galileo will consist of a constellation of 30 satellites in 3 orbits offering unprecedented accuracy and reliability of positioning. This will allow for many applications, products and services to be developed for use in a range of domains including transport, telecommunications, fisheries and agriculture, civil protection, and construction.
Galileo is the largest industrial project ever organised on a European scale, the first European public-private partnership and the first infrastructure owned by the EU. The Galileo system will allow users to pinpoint their location at any time with a high degree of accuracy, and will ensure Europe’s global competitiveness, as well as independence, in satellite navigation products and services.
More information on Galileo, Europe’s global satellite navigation system, can be found at:
European Commission, Directorate General for Transport and Energy
Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU)