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The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
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ProviderRocket Lab
PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 · 10:50 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadGalileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
CustomerGalileo
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherSurface Electric Fields Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
20 / 20100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.562°N
- Longitude
- 80.577°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
60%
GO
Watch3 active constraints
Weather Rules
Surface Electric Fields RuleCumulus Cloud RuleAnvil Cloud Rules
- Primary concern
- Surface Electric Fields Rule
- Rule count
- 3
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:50 PM UTC - 10:50 PM UTC
Provider
SpaceX
Profile →USA • Founded 2002
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
