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GSAT0214

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0214 was launched on November 17, 2016 aboard a Ariane 5ES from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-069DNORAD 41862European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-18
Common name
GSAT0214
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM14
Other names
GSAT0214,GNSS 26E,Tijmen
International designator
2016-069D
NORAD catalog number
41862
GCAT identifier
S41862

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
22,926 km
Apogee
23,508 km
Inclination
54.54°
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 Q28058239 (CC0).