Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24)

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Arianespace (Commercial)
• Rocket: Soyuz STB Fregat — Soyuz family

Mission

Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.

• Type: Navigation
• Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Soyuz Launch Complex
• Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Program

• Galileo — Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). (Wikipedia)