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GSAT0104 (GALILEO-FM4)

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
October 12, 2012 at 06:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
23,932 km
Periapsis
23,914 km
Inclination
55.54°
Orbital period
874.89 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer
EADS Astrium
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
700 kg
Power
1,420 W
Design lifetime
12 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-055B
NORAD catalog №
38858
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
13.8217 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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