Arianespace
Galileo L7 (FOC FM10-FM11)
Soyuz STB Fregat
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 · 08:48 UTC
Mission
/01The 9th and 10th Full Operational Capability satellites will be the 13th and 14th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 8 FOC and 4 IOV spacecraft already in orbit. The Galileo constellation is ESA's satellite navigation system and is expected to be completed by 2020. Galileo will provide Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz STB Fregat
Variant: STB/Fregat
Launch Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.302° N, 52.835° W
15
Pad Launches
259
Location Launches
244
Agency Launches
30
Orbital This Year