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GalileoSat 5-6

Soyuz-ST-B launch from Kourou (France) on August 22, 2014, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

August 22, 2014 · 12:27 UTCLaunch 2014-050Launch no. 5,398 in the log
RocketSoyuz-ST-Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportKouroupad ELS
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 guidance or control failure (burn 2)
Launch agencyArianespaceFrance

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 22, 2014, 12:27
Launch designation
2014-050
Mission
GalileoSat 5-6
Flight name
Galileo FOC 1/2
Vehicle flight ID
E 15000-006/1039
Flight code
VS09/SZ14

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
26,262 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4G2

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GalileoSat-52014-050ANORAD 40128European Global Navigation Satellite Systems AgencyNavigation733 kgIn orbit
GalileoSat-62014-050BNORAD 40129European Global Navigation Satellite Systems AgencyNavigation733 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.