Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)

Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.

Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

• B1060 · flight 20 · expendable · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-42 · zone record 38/42

• SpaceX Galileo L12 (FM25 & FM27) — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Galileo FOC FM25 & FM27 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - April 28, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Florida with navigation satellites for Europe — Spaceflight Now
• SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Galileo FM25 and FM27 — NASASpaceflight
• Galileo L12 Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MProp Load
3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MTank Press
7. T−1MStartup
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M14SMax-Q
12. T+2M45SMECO
13. T+2M48SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M55SSES-1
15. T+3M39SFairing Separation

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2024 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2024 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 4/28/2024 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/26/2024 · source

• Weather 75%

  Nosu · 4/26/2024 · source

• Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2024 · source

• NET April 28.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2024 · source

• No longer scheduled for April 22.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2024 · source

• Delayed to April 22

  Nosu · 1/21/2024 · source

• Targeting April 1st

  Nosu · 12/22/2023 · source