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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Height 45.70 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 11400 kN
Diameter 5.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 21000 kg
Liftoff Mass 746 Tonnes
Launch Success 8
Consecutive Success 8
Maiden Flight 2008-03-09
Launch Failures 0