Soyuz-FG | Giove A
Status: Success | Launched: Dec 28, 2005 05:19 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (Government)
- Rocket: Soyuz-FG Fregat
Mission
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.
- Type: Navigation
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 31/6
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.