ArianespaceAriane 5 ESAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)
Launched
December 12, 2017
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG - Service Optique
Summary
Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ES from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 12, 2017. It was Arianespace's 262nd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,699th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 5 ES flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). GalileoSat-19, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 22,825 × 22,930 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ES · ArianespaceGalileo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Ariane 5 ES flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 262nd launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,699th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GalileoSat-19 · NORAD 43055 · 2017-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-079A
- Epoch
- 2017-12-12 14:05:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.73557934 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017883
- Inclination
- 57.0192°
- Ascending node
- 306.898°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.6702°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.0249°
- 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-19 · NORAD 43055 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-20 · NORAD 43056 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-21 · NORAD 43057 · in orbit
- GalileoSat-22 · NORAD 43058 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L595 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
97th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 7th this year · 277th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) launch?
Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) launched on December 12, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)?
Coverage: Arianespace Vol VA240 / Galileo FOC-M7 / SAT 19-20-21-22; Flight VA240 – Galileo FOC-M7 / SAT 19-20-21-22 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace; Décollage du Vol Ariane 240 depuis le Centre spatial guyanais. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)?
Ariane 5 ES, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ES spec sheet
Where did Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) reach?
GalileoSat-19, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 22,825 × 22,930 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) part of?
Galileo. About Galileo