december, 2017
12dec18:36Ariane 5 (VA240) • Galileo FM-15-18
Event Details
Launch Date: December 12, 2017 Launch Window: 18:36:07 UTC Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ES/Galileo Launch Operator: Arianespace Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana Payload: Galileo FM-15 (Nicole) Galileo FM-16 (Zofia) Galileo FM-17 (Alexandre) Galileo FM-18 (Irina) Spacecraft Manufacturer: OHB Systems & SSTL Satellite Operator: ESA
Event Details
| Launch Date: | December 12, 2017 |
| Launch Window: | 18:36:07 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | Ariane 5 ES/Galileo |
| Launch Operator: | Arianespace |
| Launch Site: | ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana |
| Payload: | Galileo FM-15 (Nicole) Galileo FM-16 (Zofia) Galileo FM-17 (Alexandre) Galileo FM-18 (Irina) |
| Spacecraft Manufacturer: | OHB Systems & SSTL |
| Satellite Operator: | ESA |
An Ariane 5 rocket, flying in its ES/Galileo configuration, will launch four Galileo satellites into orbit to join the Galileo Navigation Satellite System. This is the second Galileo quadruplet launch atop an Ariane 5 rocket in the continued effort to deploy the fully operational Galileo constellation for an in-service date of 2020. Flying with a modified EPS Second Stage, Ariane 5 will be tasked with directly delivering the satellites into their checkout orbit 22,900 Kilometers in altitude.
Mission Resources:
🚀 Launch Vehicle Overview: Ariane 5 ES
🛰 Payload Overview: Galileo Satellite & Constellation Overview
Time
(Tuesday) 18:36 UTC
