Payload / Mission
Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
Type
Navigation
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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.
