Today, a new article in Journal of Geodesy has been published concerning the Galileo constellation, including the satellites launched accidently into highly eccentric orbits: “Validation of Galileo orbits using SLR with a focus on satellites launched into incorrect orbital planes”. The article has been published as on Open access and can be downloaded from the Springer website: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00190-017-1050-x