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GSAT0209

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0209 was launched on December 17, 2015 aboard a Soyuz-ST-B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-079ANORAD 41174European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-12
Common name
GSAT0209
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM09
Other names
GSAT0209,GNSS 269,Liene
International designator
2015-079A
NORAD catalog number
41174
GCAT identifier
S41174

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
December 17, 2015 · 11:51 UTC
Launch record
2015-079Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,214 km
Apogee
23,230 km
Inclination
54.96°
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 Q26263019 (CC0).