Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
Soyuz Launch Complex
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
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.
Soyuz STB Fregat
Height 46.30 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 3250 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 2.95 Meters
Mass To LEO 8200 kg
Liftoff Mass 312 Tonnes
Launch Success 13
Consecutive Success 11
Maiden Flight 2011-10-21
Launch Failures 1
Programs
Galileo
Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA).
