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GSAT0201 (GALILEO 5)

Backup / standbyNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
August 22, 2014 at 12:27 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Soyuz STB Fregat →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Galileo L3 (FOC FM01-FM02)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
26,282 km
Periapsis
16,917 km
Inclination
48.88°
Orbital period
776.2 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer
OHB-System GmbH, SSTL
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
733 kg
Dry mass
660 kg
Design lifetime
12 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-050A
NORAD catalog №
40128
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Constellation
Galileo
Radar cross-section
4.1215 m²
Status
Backup / standby

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