ArianespaceAriane 62Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)
Launched
December 17, 2025 · 05:01 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Summary
Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 62 from Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 17, 2025 at 05:01 UTC. It was Arianespace's 324th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 7,158th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 62 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-33, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 22,930 × 22,974 km orbit inclined 54.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Flight VA266 | Galileo L14 | Ariane 6 | Arianespacearianespace
- Vol VA266 | Galileo L14 | Ariane 6 | Arianespacearianespace
- Galileo SAT 33-34 launch 14 (Official broadcast)European Space Agency, ESA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 62 · ArianespaceGalileo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)for ESA
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 62 flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 324th launch7th this yearhumanity's 7,158th orbital launch attempt309th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-33 · NORAD 67160 · 2025-302 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-302A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-17 13:37:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.72900439 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00075221
- Inclination
- 54.2352°
- Ascending node
- 107.2635°
- Arg. of perigee
- 237.6848°
- Mean anomaly
- 122.2012°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Flight timeline
- T−7SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+2M14SSRB Separation
- T+3M30SFairing Separation
- T+7M39SMECO
- T+7M45SStage 2 Separation
- T+7M53SSES-1
- T+18M43SSECO-1
- T+3H38M49SSES-2
- T+3H40M41SSECO-2
- T+3H55M30SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- GalileoSat-33 · NORAD 67160 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-34 · NORAD 67162 · in orbit
Ariane 6004 ULPM · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.
News
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5th launch from Ariane Launch Area 4, 4th this year · 330th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 17, 2:01 AM GMT-3, at night
9 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Official Webcast by arianespace has started
LL2 · 12/17/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2025 · source
Updating Galileo FM numbers, adding launch date and time, and setting GO.
Nosu · 11/20/2025 · source
NET December 2025
Nosu · 7/16/2025 · source
NET 2025
Nosu · 10/12/2023 · source
Adding the launch
Nosu · 1/8/2022 · source
Questions
When did Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) launch?
Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) launched on December 17, 2025 at 05:01 UTC.
Where can I watch Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)?
Coverage: Flight VA266 | Galileo L14 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace; Vol VA266 | Galileo L14 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace; Galileo SAT 33-34 launch 14 (Official broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)?
Ariane 62, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 62 spec sheet
Where did Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Dec 17, 2:01 AM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) reach?
GalileoSat-33, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 22,930 × 22,974 km orbit inclined 54.2°.
How many satellites did Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo