Launch SuccessfulRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz-FG: Giove A

Name: Soyuz-FG: Giove A
Start: 2005-12-28T05:19:08Z
End: 2005-12-28T05:19:08Z
Location: 31/6

GSTB-v2A (Galileo System Test Bed v2A) will provide the first Galileo navigation signal from space, measure the radiation environment in the proposed Galileo orbit and assist with international radio regulation issues.

Wednesday, 28 December 2005

Mission Data

🇷🇺Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Est. 1992

Launch VehicleSoyuz-FG Fregat

Vehicle Record10 of 10 launches (100%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record333 successes / 11 failures (97%)

Success Streak68 consecutive

Mission TypeNavigation

Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit

Launch Pad31/6

Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ

Orbital Launches This Year#55

Agency Launches This Year#11

Launches From This Pad430

Launches From This Site1,565

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Soyuz-FG Fregat

The Soyuz FG is a medium-lift launch vehicle qualified for manned launches and used to deliver Soyuz Spacecraft to Orbit for Missions to the International Space Station.

Launch Site

31/6 · 45.9960°N 63.5640°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.