ArianespaceSoyuz STB FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)
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Arianespace's 200th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 5,169th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 21, 10:30 – Oct 21, 10:30 UTC
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Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)
The first two 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. First launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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Pad — Soyuz Launch Complex
Local pad time: Oct 21, 7:30 AM GMT-3
26 launches from this pad · 335 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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