Arianespace

Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14)

Ariane 5 ES

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, November 17, 2016 · 13:06 UTC

Mission

/01

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

/02

Rocket

Ariane 5 ES

Variant: ES

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.239° N, 52.768° W

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