SAR/Galileo Satellites Information

The SAR/Galileo service is Europe's contribution to the Cospas-Sarsat System. The Galileo satellites (except GSAT0101 and GSAT0102) are fitted with transparent repeater instruments (SARR) operating in the 1544 - 1545 MHz downlink band (L-band) capable to relay Cospas-Sarsat compliant 406 MHz distress signals without on board processing, data storage or demodulation, to any compatible Ground Segment worldwide.

The following table lists the active Galileo satellites contributing to the SAR/Galileo Forward Link Service (FLS) and the SAR/Galileo Return Link Service (RLS). For a detailed description of each field in this table please click here.

Satellite Name

SV ID (PRN)
Cospas-Sarsat ID
Operating Mode [kHz]
FLS Operational Status
RLS Operational Status
GSAT01011E11N/A-N/AUSABLE
GSAT01021E12N/A-N/AUSABLE
GSAT0103E19419ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0201E18418ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0202E14414ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0203E26426ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT02042E22422ALC90OFFNOT USABLE
GSAT0205E24424ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0206E30430ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0207E07407ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0208E08408ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0209E09409ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT02103E01401ALC90OFFNOT USABLE
GSAT0211E02402ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0212E03403ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0213E04404ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0214E05405ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0215E21421ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0216E25425ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0217E27427ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0218E31431ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0219E36436ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0220E13413ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0221E15415ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0222E33433ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0223E34434ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0224E10410ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0225E29429ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0226E23423ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0227E06406ALC90FUSABLE
GSAT0232E16416ALC90FUSABLE

1: Galileo IOV satellites GSAT0101, GSAT0102 are not fitted with SARR payload.

2: Galileo satellite GSAT0204 has been removed from OS service since 2017-12-08 until further notice for constellation management purposes (see NAGU 2017045). No orbit data will be provided by the broadcast signals or through the SAR/Galileo Server.

3: Galileo satellite GSAT0210 has been removed from OS service since 2023-09-05 until further notice for constellation management purposes (see NAGU 2023048). No orbit data will be provided by the broadcast signals or through the SAR/Galileo Server.