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ArianespaceSoyuz STB FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24)
Launched
December 5, 2021
Summary
Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24) launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 5, 2021. It was Arianespace's 305th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 6,161st orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Soyuz STB Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-27, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,507 × 23,568 km orbit inclined 57.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Soyuz GalileoThe Space Devs
- Flight VS26 – GALILEO FOC-M9 – Sat 27-28 | Soyuz Launch | Arianespacearianespace
- Vehicle
- Soyuz STB Fregat · ArianespaceGalileo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Soyuz STB Fregat flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 305th launch13th this yearhumanity's 6,161st orbital launch attempt124th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-27 · NORAD 49809 · 2021-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-117A
- Epoch
- 2021-12-05 07:48:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.67845184 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010282
- Inclination
- 57.0713°
- Ascending node
- 26.3712°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.7988°
- Mean anomaly
- 153.4717°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- GalileoSat-27 · NORAD 49809 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-28 · NORAD 49810 · in orbit
Fregat-MT No. 133-13 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25th launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 1st this year · 310th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
340 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Adjusting T-0
Nosu · 12/4/2021 · source
Launch is delayed due to the tracking station readiness, according to Roscosmos.
spacevogel · 12/2/2021 · source
New launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2021 · source
Adding launch time
Nosu · 10/19/2021 · source
Targeting November 23 at 01:07:49 UTC.
Nosu · 9/21/2021 · source
Launch NET September.
spacevogel · 1/30/2021 · source
Questions
When did Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24) launch?
Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24) launched on December 5, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24)?
Coverage: Soyuz Galileo; Flight VS26 – GALILEO FOC-M9 – Sat 27-28 | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24)?
Soyuz STB Fregat, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STB Fregat spec sheet
Where did Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24) launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24) reach?
GalileoSat-27, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,507 × 23,568 km orbit inclined 57.1°.
How many satellites did Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo