Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
Orbits are real (live SGP4) — press play to sweep the deployed group forward along their planes. Ascent path is a representation; true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
SpaceX
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
MEO
Mission type
Navigation
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:34:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6669 ever
Go probability
75%
Weather
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Liftoff Winds
Mission
Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
Deployed payloads · 2