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GSAT0232

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0232 was launched on September 17, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-167ANORAD 61182European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-31
Common name
GSAT0232
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM26
Other names
GSAT0226,Galileo 137
International designator
2024-167A
NORAD catalog number
61182
GCAT identifier
S61182

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
September 17, 2024 · 22:50 UTC
Launch record
2024-167Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,215 km
Apogee
23,228 km
Inclination
55.38°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 17, 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 Q130222819 (CC0).