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XMM-Newton
ESA space observatory. XMM-Newton was launched on December 10, 1999 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1999-066ANORAD 25989European Space Agency
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- XMM-Newton
- Payload designation
- XMM
- International designator
- 1999-066A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25989
- GCAT identifier
- S25989
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/375
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- ESA Ast
- Owner
- ESA
- Country
- European Space Agency
- Builder
- Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace (DASA)-Friedrichsafen
- Platform (bus)
- XMM
Launch
- Date
- December 10, 1999 · 14:32 UTC
- Launch record
- 1999-066Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- VHEO
- Perigee
- 7,079 km
- Apogee
- 114,028 km
- Inclination
- 38.49°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 5, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 3,764 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,234 kg
- Length
- 10.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.00 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q693861 (CC0).