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Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14)

ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 3 — Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaNov 17, 2016, 13:06 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14)
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Nov 17, 2016, 13:06 UTC
Window opens: Nov 17, 2016, 13:06 UTC
Window closes: Nov 17, 2016, 13:06 UTC
Last updated: Apr 28, 2024, 05:39 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Ariane 5 ES
Family: Ariane
Variant: ES
Provider: Arianespace
Type: Commercial
Country: FRA

webcasts

Ariane 5 lifts off from French Guiana with four Galileo spacecraft

launch site

Pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country: GUF
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Coordinates: 5.2390, -52.7680