2014 · Arianespace

Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)

partial failureSoyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)

These are the first two Full Operational Capability satellites of the Galileo constellation, 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.

Overview

Date / time: August 22, 2014 at 12:27 PM UTC
Outcome: partial failure
Launch site: Soyuz Launch Complex
Mission: Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
Mission type: Navigation
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

FailureSatellites were placed into an incorrect orbit due to an anomaly with the Fregat upper stage. Both payloads recovered using their own propulsion.

Payloads deployed · 2