flown missionSuccess

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)

SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

mission

Name
Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Type
Navigation
Target orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Weather probability
60% go

Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Weather concerns
Surface Electric Fields Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Family
Falcon
Variant
Block 5
Provider
SpaceX
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York