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Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)
Falcon 9 Block 5
Historical mission record
This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Destination orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- Galileo
- Recovery
- Expended, B1060 expended during this mission.
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Recorded timing
This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.
Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
A single scheduled moment. The schedule may change before launch.
Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Liftoff Winds
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
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- T−00:01:00
Startup
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:14
Max-Q
- T+00:02:45
MECO
- T+00:02:48
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:55
SES-1
- T+00:03:39
Fairing Separation
Launch site & orbit
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Coverage & sources
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