flown missionSuccess

Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)

ArianespaceSoyuz Launch Complex — Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOct 21, 2011, 10:30 UTC

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

mission

Name: Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)
Type: Navigation
Target orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

The first two 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. First launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Oct 21, 2011, 10:30 UTC
Window opens: Oct 21, 2011, 10:30 UTC
Window closes: Oct 21, 2011, 10:30 UTC
Last updated: Jun 15, 2024, 13:34 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Soyuz STB Fregat
Family: Soyuz
Variant: STB/Fregat
Provider: Arianespace
Type: Commercial
Country: FRA

webcasts

First Soyuz launch from Guiana Space Center

launch site

Pad: Soyuz Launch Complex
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country: GUF
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Coordinates: 5.3019, -52.8346