Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat Galileo L11 (FOC FM23-FM24)
Soyuz STB Fregat
Status
Success
Date
5 DEC 2021
00:19
Mission Overview
Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
Rocket
Soyuz STB Fregat
Mission Type
Navigation
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Rocket Details
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.
Height
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch Mass
312 T
