Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
Arianespace · Soyuz STB Fregat · Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 224th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 5,401st orbital launch attempt
Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.
Window: Aug 22, 12:27 – Aug 22, 12:27 UTC
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Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
These are the first two Full Operational Capability satellites of the Galileo constellation, 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.
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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- Galileo liftoff replay — European Space Agency, ESA
