Galileo 14

Galileo-14 (FOC FM11, Alizee)

ESA

Spacecraft nº:

ESA spacecraft nº: 105

Galileo-FOC= Galileo-Full Operational Capability.

Launch data:

Designation	41550 / 16030B
Launch date	24 May 2016 - 08:48 UT
Launch site	CSG, ELS
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT
Mission	Commerc.: Navigation
MEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	23553 x 23616 km
Eccentricity	7,87E-04
Inclination	57.4 deg
Period	856.9 min

Galileo-FOC

Launched together with: Galileo 14

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	OHB-System GmbH (Bus, prime), SSTL (payload)
Platform
Operator	ESA
Mass at launch	723 kg
Dry Mass
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	Galileo Navigation payload, MEO SAR
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	8 × 1 N MO NARC-1 hydrazine thrusters
DC power
Design lifetime	+12 yrs

Description:

An Arianespace Soyuz rocket will launch on a mission from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Soyuz will carry two Galileo full operational capability satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation constellation. The Soyuz 2-1b rocket will use a Fregat-MT upper stage. Arianespace will oversee the launch.

External links:

Ref.: #7(JR726), #226 - update: 23.04.17