Galileo L7 (FOC FM10-FM11)
Soyuz STB/Fregat
Arianespace
Launch Status
Success Mission
Galileo L7 (FOC FM10-FM11)
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit
The 9th and 10th Full Operational Capability 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 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.
Location
Rocket
Progress Rocket Space Center Soyuz STB Fregat
The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place 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.