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CSO-1

French reconnaissance satellite. CSO-1 was launched on December 19, 2018 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-106ANORAD 43866France

Identity

Name in GCAT
CSO-1
International designator
2018-106A
NORAD catalog number
43866
GCAT identifier
S43866
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/886

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
CSO
Owner
DGA
Country
France
Builder
Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus)
Astrosat-1000

Launch

Date
December 19, 2018 · 16:37 UTC
Launch record
2018-106Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
801 km
Apogee
803 km
Inclination
98.61°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 2022

Size

Mass
3,655 kg
Dry mass
2,500 kg
Length
8.0 m
Diameter
3.30 m
Span
16.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60526299 (CC0).