MISSION NAME
2 x Galileo
Status
Success
DATE
5 DEC 2021
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex
Description
Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.
Soyuz STB Fregat
Rocket Description
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.