Arianespace

Galileo L5 (FOC FM05-FM06)

Soyuz STB Fregat

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, September 11, 2015 · 02:08 UTC

Mission

/01

The 5th and 6th Full Operational Capability satellites will be the 9th and 10th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 4 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

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz STB Fregat

Variant: STB/Fregat

Launch Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.302° N, 52.835° W

12

Pad Launches

251

Location Launches

236

Agency Launches

48

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