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Andrius Kubilius

Andrius Kubilius

European Commissioner for Defence and Space

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Keynote speaker listed for Galileo Launch 14 event — European Commission programme (17 Dec 2025)

“With these new satellites, we strengthen Europe’s global navigation services - delivering greater precision, reliability and autonomy in space.” — Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space (19 Dec 2025)

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Ariane 6 puts Galileo spares in orbit—Europe tightens its grip on its own “GPS”

New Capabilities

Positioning Galileo and Ariane as pillars of EU strategic autonomy

VA266 launched successfully. After acquiring signal, ESA declared the mission successful: Galileo SAT 33 and SAT 34 are healthy, with solar arrays deployed. That shifts the story from launch drama to operations: early-orbit checks and in-orbit testing, then a slow drift toward Galileo's 23,222 km operational regime.

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