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Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Falcon 9 Block 5
Historical mission record
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, 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
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- Galileo
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1067 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 22nd flight. +1
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
Surface Electric Fields Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules
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
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:11
Max-Q
- T+00:02:31
MECO
- T+00:02:34
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:41
SES-1
- T+00:03:24
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:20
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:38
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:08:13
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:27
SECO-1
- T+00:08:34
Stage 1 Landing
- T+03:26:52
SES-2
- T+03:27:21
SECO-2
- T+03:34:22
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The mission in perspective
Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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