RFSA Soyuz-FG Fregat Giove A

Name: RFSA Soyuz-FG Fregat Giove A
Start: 2005-12-28T05:19:08.000Z
Location: 31/6

Soyuz-FG Fregat

Status

Success

Date

28 DEC 2005

05:19

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Soyuz-FG Fregat

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Soyuz FG is a medium-lift launch vehicle qualified for manned launches and used to deliver Soyuz Spacecraft to Orbit for Missions to the International Space Station.

Height

4.95 m

Diameter

2.68 m

Launch Mass

305 T