2014-050 Failure
Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
Aug 22, 2014, 12:27 PM UTC
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Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-B
Agency
Arianespace
Site / Pad
CSG / ELS
Outcome
Failure
Flight
E 15000-006/1039
COSPAR Designator
2014-050
Mission
Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02) (Navigation)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz STB Fregat
Provider
Arianespace
Agency launches
224 (7 YTD)
Site launches
239 (7 YTD)
Pad launches
9 (3 YTD)