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GSAT0213

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0213 was launched on November 17, 2016 aboard a Ariane 5ES from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-069CNORAD 41861European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-17
Common name
GSAT0213
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM13
Other names
GSAT0213,GNSS 26D,Kimberley
International designator
2016-069C
NORAD catalog number
41861
GCAT identifier
S41861

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
22,965 km
Apogee
22,985 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 Q28058238 (CC0).