2 x Galileo Second Generation (G2)

Overview

Destination: Medium Earth Orbit
Mission: Navigation

Medium Earth Orbit Ariane Launch Area 4 Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's second generation Galileo navigation system.

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Ariane 6

Family:
Configuration: N/A

Ariane 6 (unknown variant)

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    63.0 m
  • Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Ariane 6
  • Family
  • Variant
    N/A
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Ariane 6
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    21650.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    11500.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    5000.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    14900.0 kg

ArianeGroup

ArianeGroup

(AG)

CEO: Martin Sion Founded: 2015 Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.

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