Soyuz STB/Fregat
SuccessGalileo L7 (FOC FM10-FM11) · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 08:48 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 08:48 UTC – Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 08:48 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 L7 (FOC FM10-FM11)
Type
Communications
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
The 9th and 10th Full Operational Capability satellites will be the 13th and 14th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 8 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.
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