Arianespace

Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)

Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, October 12, 2012 · 18:15 UTC

Mission

/01

The 3rd and 4th In Orbit Validation satellites of the Galileo constellation. 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-MT

Variant: Fregat-MT

Launch Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.302° N, 52.835° W

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