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StatusPartial Failure
VehicleSoyuz STB Fregat
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
PadSoyuz Launch Complex
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Mission
These are the first two Full Operational Capability satellites of the Galileo constellation, 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.
Quick facts
VehicleSoyuz STB Fregat
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
PadSoyuz Launch Complex
SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
WindowAug 22, 12:27:11 UTC→Aug 22, 12:27:11 UTC
Vehicle
FamilySoyuz