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GSAT0201

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation which was placed into an incorrect orbit due to launch failure. GSAT0201 was launched on August 22, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-ST-B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-050ANORAD 40128European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-5
Common name
GSAT0201
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM01
Other names
GSAT0201,GNSS 261,Doresa
International designator
2014-050A
NORAD catalog number
40128
GCAT identifier
S40128

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Galileo
Owner
GNSS Agency
Country
European Union
Builder
OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)
Platform (bus)
GalileoSat

Launch

Date
August 22, 2014 · 12:27 UTC
Launch record
2014-050Failure · 0.4
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
13,726 km
Apogee
25,922 km
Inclination
49.72°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
Feb 18, 2021

Size

Mass
733 kg
Dry mass
700 kg
Length
2.7 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
14.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327730 (CC0).