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Galileo L12 (Falcon 9) 27 April 2024 |
Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission to medium Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center at 8:34 p.m. on 27 April 2024. Due to the additional performance required to deliver the payload to medium Earth orbit, this mission marks the 20th and final launch for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, Intuitive Machines IM-1, and 13 Starlink missions. |
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EXCERPT FROM A EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA) MEDIA RELEASE |
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| Developed by ESA in collaboration with the European Union and co-funded by the two organizations on a 50-50 basis, Galileo is a complete civil system, designed to be operational from 2008 and to provide the world in general and Europeans in particular with an accurate, secure and certified satellite positioning system. | |
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