LaunchesGalileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
SpaceXSUCCESS
Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Falcon 9 · Navigation
Sep 17, 2024 · 22:50 UTCSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral
Mission
Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
More from SpaceX
Mission Facts
- Provider
- SpaceX · ESA
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- MEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2