Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Giove A

Soyuz-FG Fregat

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, December 28, 2005 · 05:19 UTC

Mission

/01

GSTB-v2A (Galileo System Test Bed v2A) will provide the first Galileo navigation signal from space, measure the radiation environment in the proposed Galileo orbit and assist with international radio regulation issues.

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz-FG Fregat

Variant: Fregat

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

45.996° N, 63.564° E

337

Pad Launches

1250

Location Launches

152

Agency Launches

55

Orbital This Year

← Back to Launches