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ArianespaceSoyuz STB Fregat-MTSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
Launched
October 12, 2012
Summary
Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat-MT from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 12, 2012. It was Arianespace's 207th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,248th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 23,256 km orbit inclined 56.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz STB Fregat-MT · ArianespaceGalileo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flightArianespace's 207th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,248th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-3 · NORAD 38857 · 2012-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-055A
- Epoch
- 2012-10-12 19:43:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.56407484 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6365096
- Inclination
- 55.9763°
- Ascending node
- 240.7474°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.0615°
- Mean anomaly
- 62.9644°
- 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-3 · NORAD 38857 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-4 · NORAD 38858 · in orbit
Fregat-MT No. 1031 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The 3rd and 4th 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.
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
3rd launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 1st this year · 222nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
300 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) launch?
Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) launched on October 12, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)?
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STB Fregat-MT spec sheet
Where did Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) reach?
GalileoSat-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 23,256 km orbit inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo