Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09) Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

17 Dec 2015, 11:51am

UTC

Location

Guiana Space Centre

Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex

Launch Service Provider

Arianespace

Vehicle

Soyuz STB Fregat

Mission

Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

The 7th and 8th Full Operational Capability satellites will be the 11th and 12th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 6 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

Arianespace Flight VS13 / Galileo Sat 11-12