2012-055 Success
Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
Oct 12, 2012, 06:15 PM UTC
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Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-B
Agency
Arianespace
Site / Pad
CSG / ELS
Outcome
Success
Flight
I 15000-002/1031
COSPAR Designator
2012-055
Mission
Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04) (Navigation)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT
Provider
Arianespace
Agency launches
207 (6 YTD)
Site launches
222 (7 YTD)
Pad launches
3 (1 YTD)