2018-060 Success
Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22)
Jul 25, 2018, 11:25 AM UTC
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Vehicle
Ariane 5ES
Agency
Arianespace
Site / Pad
CSG / ELA3
Outcome
Success
Flight
VA244 (596)
COSPAR Designator
2018-060
Mission
Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22) (Communications)
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
Ariane 5 ES
Provider
Arianespace
Agency launches
266 (4 YTD)
Site launches
281 (4 YTD)
Pad launches
100 (3 YTD)