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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 ES · FOC FM19-FM22
Launched 2018-07-25 11:25:01 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Medium Earth Orbit
Worldwide
60th
orbital launch attempt in 2018
Arianespace
4th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
110 d 13 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Galileo constellation is ESA's satellite navigation system and is expected to be completed by 2020. Galileo will provide Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
45.7m
Diameter
5.4m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
11,400kN
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