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GSAT0212

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0212 was launched on November 17, 2016 aboard a Ariane 5ES from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-069BNORAD 41860European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-16
Common name
GSAT0212
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM12
Other names
GSAT0212,GNSS 26C,Lisa
International designator
2016-069B
NORAD catalog number
41860
GCAT identifier
S41860

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
November 17, 2016 · 13:06 UTC
Launch record
2016-069Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,031 km
Apogee
23,049 km
Inclination
54.58°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
738 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 Q28058237 (CC0).