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GalileoSat-27/28

Soyuz-ST-B launch from Kourou (France) on December 5, 2021, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 5, 2021 · 00:19 UTCLaunch 2021-116Launch no. 6,158 in the log
RocketSoyuz-ST-Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportKouroupad ELS
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyArianespaceFrance

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 5, 2021, 00:19
Launch designation
2021-116
Mission
GalileoSat-27/28
Flight name
Galileo FOC M9
Vehicle flight ID
U 15000-015/133-13
Flight code
VS26/SZxx

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
200 km
Initial apogee
23,500 km
Inclination
55.0°
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GalileoSat-272021-116ANORAD 49809EU Agency for the Space ProgrammeNavigation733 kgIn orbit
GalileoSat-282021-116BNORAD 49810EU Agency for the Space ProgrammeNavigation733 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.