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SpaceX launches Galileo navigation satellites from Florida

Falcon 9 lifted off at 6: 50 p.m.

SpaceX launched European Commission’s Galileo L13 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX on Tuesday launched the European Commission’s Galileo L13 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 6:50 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.

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The Galileo L13 mission will launch two more navigation satellites for the European Space Agency’s Galileo system, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

Earlier this year, SpaceX launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission.


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