ESA PRE-LAUNCH BRIEFING FOR TWO GALILEO SATELLITES, Dec 9, 2025, virtual, 5:00 am ET

ESA will host media briefings in several languages on December 9, 2025 in advance of the Arianespace launch of two Galileo navigation satellites. The launch is scheduled for December 17, 2025 from Kourou, French Guiana.

The English-language briefing is at 11:00 Central European Time (5:00 am EST) and will air on ESA TV Two with these participants:

•  Caroline Arnoux, Head of the Ariane Business Unit, Arianespace
•  Andrea Cotellessa, Head of Galileo Space Segment Management Office, ESA
•  Representative from the European Commission
•  Manuel Czech, Director Navigation Programme, OHB

For a full list of the other briefings in French, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Italian, see ESA’s press release.