ArianespaceAriane 5 ESAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22)
Launched
July 25, 2018
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG - Service Optique
Summary
Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ES from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 25, 2018. It was Arianespace's 266th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,766th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Ariane 5 ES flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-25, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 22,903 × 22,936 km orbit inclined 56.3°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane 5 launch on July 25, 2018 (VA244 Galileo)CNES
- Galileo 23-26 – LiftoffEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Flight VA244 | Ariane 5 Best of Liftoff | Arianespacearianespace
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ES · ArianespaceGalileo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Ariane 5 ES flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 266th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,766th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-25 · NORAD 43564 · 2018-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2018-060A
- Epoch
- 2018-07-25 20:09:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.73184008 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005569
- Inclination
- 56.3272°
- Ascending node
- 60.1239°
- Arg. of perigee
- 328.2468°
- Mean anomaly
- 15.7471°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit
- GalileoSat-25 · NORAD 43564 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-26 · NORAD 43565 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-23 · NORAD 43566 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-24 · NORAD 43567 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L596 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
100th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 281st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
110 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) launch?
Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) launched on July 25, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22)?
Coverage: Ariane 5 launch on July 25, 2018 (VA244 Galileo); Galileo 23-26 – Liftoff; Flight VA244 | Ariane 5 Best of Liftoff | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22)?
Ariane 5 ES, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ES spec sheet
Where did Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) reach?
GalileoSat-25, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 22,903 × 22,936 km orbit inclined 56.3°.
How many satellites did Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo