Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)

Name: Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
Start: 2014-08-22T12:27:11Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

These are the first two Full Operational Capability satellites of the Galileo constellation, 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.

Mission Details

Launch date: August 22, 2014 at 12:27 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Soyuz STB
Operator: Arianespace
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission type: Navigation