Soyuz STB/Fregat
SuccessGalileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Oct 21, 2011, 10:30 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Oct 21, 2011, 10:30 UTC – Friday, Oct 21, 2011, 10:30 UTC
Provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Launch pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)
Type
Navigation
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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.
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