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GSAT0203

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0203 was launched on March 27, 2015 aboard a Soyuz-ST-B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-017ANORAD 40544European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-7
Common name
GSAT0203
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM03
Other names
GSAT0203,GNSS 263,Adam
International designator
2015-017A
NORAD catalog number
40544
GCAT identifier
S40544

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
March 27, 2015 · 21:46 UTC
Launch record
2015-017Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,212 km
Apogee
23,232 km
Inclination
55.08°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
733 kg
Dry mass
660 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 Q20557838 (CC0).