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Euclid
ESA space telescope aimed at mapping the distribution of dark matter. Euclid was launched on July 1, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 2, 2023).
COSPAR 2023-092ANORAD 57209European Space Agency
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Euclid
- International designator
- 2023-092A
- NORAD catalog number
- 57209
- GCAT identifier
- S57209
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- ESA Ast
- Owner
- ESA
- Country
- European Space Agency
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- Euclid
Launch
- Date
- July 1, 2023 · 15:12 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-092Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 181 km
- Apogee
- 1,274,012 km
- Inclination
- 36.87°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- July 2, 2023
- Last known active
- Jul 1, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,921 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,711 kg
- Length
- 4.5 m
- Diameter
- 3.10 m
- Span
- 4.5 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01123
- Final central body
- SEL2
- Phase start
- July 9, 2023
- Phase outcome
- In orbit
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2023 | Earth | Jul 9, 2023 | Escaped to another body | SEL2 |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q578497 (CC0).