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PROBA-3 Coronagraph

Formation-flying spacecraft of the PROBA-3 mission. PROBA-3 Coronagraph was launched on December 5, 2024 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-233ANORAD 62256European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT
PROBA-3 CSC
Common name
PROBA-3 Coronagraph
Payload designation
PROBA-3 Coronagraph
International designator
2024-233A
NORAD catalog number
62256
GCAT identifier
S62256

Mission

Mission type
Technology, Astronomy
Use
Civil government
Program
PROBA
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Builder
Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus)
Myriade

Launch

Date
December 5, 2024 · 10:34 UTC
Launch record
2024-233Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO
Perigee
573 km
Apogee
60,562 km
Inclination
59.19°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 5, 2024

Size

Mass
340 kg
Dry mass
300 kg
Total mass with attached objects
540 kg
Length
1.1 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q131540118 (CC0).