Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
Soyuz Launch Complex
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
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.
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT
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 310 Tonnes
Launch Success 5
Consecutive Success 5
Maiden Flight 2012-10-12
Launch Failures 0
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).
