LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Dec 28 2005

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Giove A

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(5:19 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(5:19 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(5:19 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz-FG Fregat

Description:

The Soyuz FG is a medium-lift launch vehicle qualified for manned launches and used to deliver Soyuz Spacecraft to Orbit for Missions to the International Space Station.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Navigation
GSTB-v2A (Galileo System Test Bed v2A) will provide the first Galileo navigation signal from space, measure the radiation environment in the proposed Galileo orbit and assist with international radio regulation issues.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

31/6