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GSAT0227

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0227 was launched on April 28, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-079CNORAD 59600European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-30
Common name
GSAT0227
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM27
Other names
GSAT0227,Galileo 10E
International designator
2024-079C
NORAD catalog number
59600
GCAT identifier
S59600

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
22,654 km
Apogee
23,782 km
Inclination
54.73°
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 Q125621874 (CC0).