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GSAT0002 (GIOVE-B)

NonoperationalPayloadMEO

GSAT0002 (GIOVE-B) is a European Space Agency payload satellite, launched on April 26, 2008 into MEO.

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Launch

Launch date
April 26, 2008 at 10:16 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-FG Fregat →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Giove-B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
23,833 km
Periapsis
23,815 km
Inclination
59.99°
Orbital period
870.59 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency
Launch mass
530 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-020A
NORAD catalog №
32781
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
4.8855 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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