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ArianespaceSoyuz STB FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)
Launched
October 21, 2011 · 10:30 UTC
Summary
Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 21, 2011 at 10:30 UTC. It was Arianespace's 200th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,169th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz STB Fregat flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,247 × 23,317 km orbit inclined 54.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- First Soyuz launch from Guiana Space CentercollectSPACE
- Vehicle
- Soyuz STB Fregat · ArianespaceGalileo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz STB Fregat flightArianespace's 200th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,169th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-1 · NORAD 37846 · 2011-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-060A
- Epoch
- 2011-10-21 04:49:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.70019243 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011938
- Inclination
- 54.683°
- Ascending node
- 129.7222°
- Arg. of perigee
- 217.013°
- Mean anomaly
- 142.9847°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- GalileoSat-1 · NORAD 37846 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-2 · NORAD 37847 · in orbit
Fregat-MT No. 1030 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
1st launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 1st this year · 214th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 21, 7:30 AM GMT-3, in daylight
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) launch?
Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) launched on October 21, 2011 at 10:30 UTC.
Where can I watch Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)?
Coverage: First Soyuz launch from Guiana Space Center. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)?
Soyuz STB Fregat, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STB Fregat spec sheet
Where did Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Oct 21, 7:30 AM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) reach?
GalileoSat-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,247 × 23,317 km orbit inclined 54.7°.
How many satellites did Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo