SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)
Launched
April 28, 2024 · 00:34 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 28, 2024 at 00:34 UTC. It was SpaceX's 354th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 6,669th orbital launch attempt. It was the 271st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 42nd this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 20th time and was expended. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-29, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 23,183 km orbit inclined 54.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXGalileo
- Booster
- B1060 · flight 20 · expendable38/42 landed here · 34 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-42
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)for ESA
- Milestone
- 271st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 42nd this yearSpaceX's 354th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 6,669th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-29 · NORAD 59598 · 2024-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-079A
- Epoch
- 2024-04-28 00:54:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.58008061 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.637358
- Inclination
- 54.6933°
- Ascending node
- 123.0029°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.8989°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8159°
- 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.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M14SMax-Q
- T+2M45SMECO
- T+2M48SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M55SSES-1
- T+3M39SFairing Separation
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- GalileoSat-29 · NORAD 59598 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-30 · NORAD 59600 · in orbit
Falcon 9-332 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
178th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 10th this year · 236th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 27, 8:34 PM EDT, in twilight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
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
Questions
When did Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) launch?
Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) launched on April 28, 2024 at 00:34 UTC.
Where can I watch Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)?
Coverage: SpaceX Galileo L12 (FM25 & FM27); SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Galileo FOC FM25 & FM27 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - April 28, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Florida with navigation satellites for Europe. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 27, 8:34 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1060 flew for the 20th time and was expended.
What orbit did Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) reach?
GalileoSat-29, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 23,183 km orbit inclined 54.7°.
How many satellites did Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo