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GSAT0234

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0234 was launched on December 17, 2025 aboard a Ariane 62 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-302CNORAD 67162European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-34
Common name
GSAT0234
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM34
Other names
GSAT0234,Galileo139
International designator
2025-302C
NORAD catalog number
67162
GCAT identifier
S67162

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
December 17, 2025 · 05:01 UTC
Launch record
2025-302Success
Rocket
Ariane 62
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,213 km
Apogee
23,230 km
Inclination
54.27°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 17, 2025

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 Q137584541 (CC0).