Galileo · Navigation
GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29)
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GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29) is a European Union (EUSPA) navigation satellite, part of the Galileo constellation, launched on April 28, 2024 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 28, 2024 at 12:34 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 23,227 km
- Periapsis
- 23,217 km
- Inclination
- 55.12°
- 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)
- 2024-079A
- NORAD catalog №
- 59598
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Agency
- Constellation
- Galileo
- Status
- Operational
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