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COSMO-SkyMed 4

Italian reconnaissance satellite. COSMO-SkyMed 4 was launched on November 6, 2010 aboard a Delta 7420-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
COSMO 4
Common name
COSMO-SkyMed 4
Payload designation
COSMO-Skymed 4
International designator
2010-060A
NORAD catalog number
37216
GCAT identifier
S37216
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/634

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
COSMO
Owner
ASI
Country
Italy
Builder
Thales Alenia Space
Platform (bus)
Prima

Launch

Date
November 6, 2010 · 02:20 UTC
Launch record
2010-060Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
621 km
Apogee
623 km
Inclination
97.86°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1,900 kg
Dry mass
1,700 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q125778650 (CC0).