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GSAT0225

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0225 was launched on April 28, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-079ANORAD 59598European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-29
Common name
GSAT0225
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM25
Other names
GSAT0225,Galileo 10C
International designator
2024-079A
NORAD catalog number
59598
GCAT identifier
S59598

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Galileo
Owner
EU SPA
Country
European Union
Builder
OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)
Platform (bus)
Galileo

Launch

Date
April 28, 2024 · 00:34 UTC
Launch record
2024-079Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,216 km
Apogee
23,228 km
Inclination
54.72°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Apr 28, 2024

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 Q125621843 (CC0).