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Configuration
| Specification | FÉLIN | Galileo (satellite navigation system) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | infantry combat system[source] | Civilian , commercial[source] |
| Designer | Safran Electronics & Defense[source] | — |
| Components | modified FAMAS rifle with a host of other electronics, clothing, pouches, and body armour[source] | — |
| Helmet | integral SPECTRA helmet fitted with real-time positioning and information system, and with light amplifiers for night vision[source] | — |
| Power supply | two rechargeable Li-ion batteries[source] |
| — |
| Electronics | computer unit, manager unit, radio, man-machine interface, GPS, cables and connector[source] | — |
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| Communication | works by bone vibrations (bone conduction transducer)[source] | — |
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| Sight technology | uncooled infrared sensors, combined with adapted magnifying optics[source]FRF2precisionriflesight component only | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 2, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Country/ies of origin | — | European Union[source] |
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| Operator(s) | — | EUSPA , ESA[source] |
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| Status | — | Initial services[source] |
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| Coverage | — | Global[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 20 cm (public since 24 January 2023)[source] |
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| Nominal satellites | — | 24[source] |
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| Current usable satellites | — | 28[source] |
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| First launch | — | 28 December 2005[source] |
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| Last launch | — | 17 December 2025[source] |
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| Total launches | — | 14[source] |
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| Regime | — | 3 × MEO planes[source] |
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| Orbital height | — | 23 222 km[source] |
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| Orbital period | — | 10 ⁄ 17 sd (about 14 hours 4 minutes 45 seconds)[source] |
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| Revisit period | — | 10 sidereal days[source] |
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| Cost | — | €10 billion (initial constellation)[source] |
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| Website | — | gsc-europa.eu (European GNSS Service Centre)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | OHB[source] |
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| Origin reported by article | — | European Union[source] |
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