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GSAT0206

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0206 was launched on September 11, 2015 aboard a Soyuz-ST-B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-045BNORAD 40890European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-10
Common name
GSAT0206
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM06
Other names
GSAT0206,GNSS 206,Oriana
International designator
2015-045B
NORAD catalog number
40890
GCAT identifier
S40890

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
September 11, 2015 · 02:08 UTC
Launch record
2015-045Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,213 km
Apogee
23,230 km
Inclination
57.38°
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 Q26263017 (CC0).