Arianespace

Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)

Soyuz STB Fregat

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, October 21, 2011 · 10:30 UTC

Mission

/01

The first two 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. First launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.

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

1

Pad Launches

214

Location Launches

200

Agency Launches

63

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