ArianespaceSoyuz STB Fregat-MTSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.October 12, 2012Add to calendar
Arianespace's 207th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 5,248th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 12, 18:15 – Oct 12, 18:15 UTC
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Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
The 3rd and 4th 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.
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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