Galileo · Navigation
GSAT0232 (GALILEO 32)
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GSAT0232 (GALILEO 32) is a European Union (EUSPA) navigation satellite, part of the Galileo constellation, launched on September 17, 2024 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 17, 2024 at 07:01 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Angara 1.2 →
- Operator
- Russian Space Forces
- Mission
- Kosmos 2577 & 2578
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 23,240 km
- Periapsis
- 23,204 km
- Inclination
- 55.19°
- Orbital period
- 844.7 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- European Union (EUSPA)
- Manufacturer
- OHB / SSTL
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 732.8 kg
- Design lifetime
- 12 years
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2024-167A
- NORAD catalog №
- 61182
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Agency
- Constellation
- Galileo
- Status
- Operational
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