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GSAT0222

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0222 was launched on July 25, 2018 aboard a Ariane 5ES from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-060BNORAD 43565European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-26
Common name
GSAT0222
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM22
Other names
GSAT0222,GNSS 2C2,Ellen
International designator
2018-060B
NORAD catalog number
43565
GCAT identifier
S43565

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
July 25, 2018 · 11:25 UTC
Launch record
2018-060Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,019 km
Apogee
23,050 km
Inclination
56.37°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
715 kg
Dry mass
700 kg
Length
2.7 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
14.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q130483120 (CC0).