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ArianespaceSoyuz STB FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)
Launched
December 17, 2015
Summary
Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 17, 2015. It was Arianespace's 240th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,525th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Soyuz STB Fregat flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-12, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,558 × 23,606 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Soyuz STB Fregat · ArianespaceGalileo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Soyuz STB Fregat flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 240th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,525th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-12 · NORAD 41174 · 2015-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-079A
- Epoch
- 2015-12-17 17:46:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.67470635 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008025
- Inclination
- 54.9608°
- Ascending node
- 206.9324°
- Arg. of perigee
- 190.3425°
- Mean anomaly
- 104.6416°
- 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-12 · NORAD 41174 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-11 · NORAD 41175 · in orbit
Fregat-MT No. 133-04 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The 7th and 8th Full Operational Capability satellites will be the 11th and 12th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 6 FOC and 4 IOV spacecraft already in orbit. 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
13th launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 3rd this year · 255th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) launch?
Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) launched on December 17, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)?
Coverage: Flight VS13 – Galileo Sat 11-12 | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)?
Soyuz STB Fregat, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STB Fregat spec sheet
Where did Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) reach?
GalileoSat-12, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,558 × 23,606 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo