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Ariane 62 | Galileo L16 (FOC FM29 & FM30)

Name: Ariane 62 | Galileo L16 (FOC FM29 & FM30)
Start: 2027-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace · Ariane 62 · Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace's 335th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 7,523rd orbital launch attempt

March 31, 2027Add to calendar

TBD

Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Window: Mar 31, 00:00 – Mar 31, 00:00 UTC

Flight preview

Galileo L16 (FOC FM29 & FM30)

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.

Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

Watch

No webcast announced yet.

Updates

NET early 2027. (37:20 mark)
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2025 · source
Updating with Galileo FM numbers initially expected for L14, pending confirmation of assignment between L15 and L16.
Nosu · 11/20/2025 · source

Pad — Ariane Launch Area 4

8 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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