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Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14)
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ES · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 249th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 5,600th orbital launch attempt
November 17, 2016Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 17, 13:06 – Nov 17, 13:06 UTC
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Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14)
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.
Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
