Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)
The first two 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.
First launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.
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.
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Mission Profile
Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) was a Soyuz STB STB/Fregat mission operated by Arianespace that lifted off from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 21, 2011. The flight carried its payload on a navigation mission to Medium Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Galileo program. The launch was a success.