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 "slug": "galileo-second-generation-four-more-satellites-esa-thales-alenia-space-airbus-sixteen-2031",
 "title": "ESA Orders Four More Galileo 2nd Gen Satellites From Thales Alenia Space and Airbus — Fleet Grows to 16, Delivery in 2031",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/galileo-second-generation-four-more-satellites-esa-thales-alenia-space-airbus-sixteen-2031/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/galileo-second-generation-four-more-satellites-esa-thales-alenia-space-airbus-sixteen-2031/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-10-27T19:12:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-30T19:12:39.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, 27 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * ESA, acting for EUSPA and the European Union, extended the Galileo Second Generation contracts of its two primes by two satellites each: signed on 23 October in Rome with Thales Alenia Space and on 26 October in Ottobrunn with Airbus Defence and Space\n * The G2 fleet grows from 12 to 16; the four, identical to those in development, are due for delivery in 2031 and launch right after\n * The first twelve are nearing the end of development and q",
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  "spc-space"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "airbus",
  "european-union",
  "germany",
  "leonardo",
  "thales"
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