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GSAT0001 (GIOVE-A)

NonoperationalPayloadMEO

GSAT0001 (GIOVE-A) is a European Space Agency payload satellite, launched on December 28, 2005 into MEO.

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Launch

Launch date
December 28, 2005 at 05:19 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-FG Fregat →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Giove A
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
23,423 km
Periapsis
23,288 km
Inclination
58.93°
Orbital period
850.41 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency
Launch mass
600 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2005-051A
NORAD catalog №
28922
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
6.7228 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational