Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

28 Apr, 12:34am

UTC

Location

Kennedy Space Center

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Booster

B1060

20th flight (34d since last use)

Landing

Expended (Atlantic Ocean)

Mission

Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)

Mission Type

Navigation

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

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.

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SpaceX Galileo L12 (FM25 & FM27)