Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)

Soyuz launched Galileo 11 and 12, the sixth pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation constellation, from Kourou into medium Earth orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.5 T

Flight

7th

of 13 Soyuz STB Fregat flights

Date and time

17 December 2015, 11:51 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz STB Fregat

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload

Communications

International designator

2015-079

Launches in 2015

83rd of 87

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