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EDRS-C

Geostationary communications satellite. EDRS-C was launched on August 6, 2019 aboard a Ariane 5ECA+ from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-049ANORAD 44475European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT
EDRS C
Common name
EDRS-C
International designator
2019-049A
NORAD catalog number
44475
GCAT identifier
S44475
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/973

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
EDRS
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Builder
OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)
Platform (bus)
SmallGEO

Launch

Date
August 6, 2019 · 19:30 UTC
Launch record
2019-049Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,783 km
Apogee
35,789 km
Inclination
0.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 26, 2023

Size

Mass
3,186 kg
Dry mass
1,700 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
20.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20056039 (CC0).