Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)

Launch Provider & Rocket

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

Mission

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.

• Type: Communications
• 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)