October 21, 2011 at 10:30 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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October 21, 2011 at 10:30 AM UTC
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Soyuz Launch Complex
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.3019, -52.8346
The first two In Orbit Validation satellites of the Galileo constellation. 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. First launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.
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First Soyuz launch from Guiana Space Center
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Height
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
LEO capacity
8,200 kg
Successful launches
13
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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