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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.
Stage Expended for the Galileo L12 mission.
Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.
max cloud-top 5591 m above freezing 4617 m (73% cover in 10 nmi) · GLM ingest not primed — treating conservatively · max-top 5591 m, mean 4331 m, 73% cover, freezing 4617 m · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW046 SCT150 BKN180 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT"
