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Stella

22824. Stella was launched on September 26, 1993 aboard a Ariane 40 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-061BNORAD 22824France

Identity

Name in GCAT
Stella
International designator
1993-061B
NORAD catalog number
22824
GCAT identifier
S22824
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/287

Mission

Mission type
Geodesy
Use
Civil government
Program
Diamant Geod
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Builder
National Space Research Center
Platform (bus)
Starlette

Launch

Date
September 26, 1993 · 01:45 UTC
Launch record
1993-061Success
Rocket
Ariane 40
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
797 km
Apogee
805 km
Inclination
98.68°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 26, 1993
End of operations
Sep 26, 1993

Size

Mass
48 kg
Dry mass
48 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6133949 (CC0).