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Artemis

Decommissioned ESA communication satellite. Artemis was launched on July 12, 2001 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Feb 15, 2015).

COSPAR 2001-029ANORAD 26863European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT
Artemis
Other names
SAT-2/DM:P
International designator
2001-029A
NORAD catalog number
26863
GCAT identifier
S26863
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/432

Mission

Mission type
Communications, Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Olympus
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Builder
Alenia Spazio
Platform (bus)
Italsat

Launch

Date
July 12, 2001 · 21:58 UTC
Launch record
2001-029Failure · 0.5
Rocket
Ariane 5G
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,780 km
Apogee
35,790 km
Inclination
1.93°
Status
Renamed
Status date
February 15, 2015
Last known active
November 2017
End of operations
Nov 15, 2017

Size

Mass
3,105 kg
Dry mass
1,527 kg
Length
4.9 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
24.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18540 (CC0).