Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat-MT Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT
Status
Success
Date
12 OCT 2012
18:15
Mission Overview
The 3rd and 4th In Orbit Validation satellites of the Galileo constellation. 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.
Rocket
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT
Mission Type
Navigation
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket 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
310 T
