Galileo L5 (FOC FM05-FM06) Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

11 Sep 2015, 2:08am

UTC

Location

Guiana Space Centre

Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex

Launch Service Provider

Arianespace

Vehicle

Soyuz STB Fregat

Mission

Galileo L5 (FOC FM05-FM06)

Mission Type

Destination

The 5th and 6th Full Operational Capability satellites will be the 9th and 10th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 4 FOC and 4 IOV spacecraft already in orbit. 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.

Available Replays

Live

Galileo launch (sat 9 & 10) - liftoff