Soyuz-FG | Giove A

Name: Soyuz-FG | Giove A
Start: 2005-12-28T05:19:08Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

GSTB-v2A (Galileo System Test Bed v2A) will provide the first Galileo navigation signal from space, measure the radiation environment in the proposed Galileo orbit and assist with international radio regulation issues.

Mission Details

Launch date: December 28, 2005 at 05:19 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Soyuz-FG
Operator: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Navigation