LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue May 24 2016

Arianespace

Galileo FOC-9 & Galileo FOC-10

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(8:48 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(8:48 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(8:48 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz STB Fregat

Description:

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. The first launch occurred from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
The 9th and 10th â€œFull Operational Capabilityâ€ satellites will be the 13th and 14th Galileo satellites launched, alongside the 8 FOC and 4 IOV spacecraft already in orbit. The Galileo constellation is ESAâ€™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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex