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Hellas Sat 4

Geosynchronous communications satellite. Hellas Sat 4 was launched on February 5, 2019 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
SGS-1
Common name
Hellas Sat 4
Payload designation
Hellas Sat 4
Other names
Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1
International designator
2019-007A
NORAD catalog number
44034
GCAT identifier
S44034
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1044

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government / Commercial
Program
Hellas
Owner
HellasSat
Country
Greece
Builder
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Sunnyvale)
Platform (bus)
A2100TR

Launch

Date
February 5, 2019 · 21:01 UTC
Launch record
2019-007Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
22,501 km
Apogee
35,392 km
Inclination
0.74°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 26, 2023

Size

Mass
6,495 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Length
8.0 m
Diameter
4.30 m
Span
30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20056001 (CC0).