Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L5 (FOC FM05-FM06)
Arianespace · Soyuz STB Fregat · Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 236th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 5,490th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 11, 02:08 – Sep 11, 02:08 UTC
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Galileo L5 (FOC FM05-FM06)
The 5th and 6th Full Operational Capability satellites will be the 9th and 10th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 4 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.
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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- Galileo launch (sat 9 & 10) - liftoff — European Space Agency, ESA
