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Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)
Ariane 5 ES
Dec 12, 2017, 6:36 PM UTC
Dec 12, 2017, 6:36 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
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Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Programs
- Galileo
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF