GSAT0101 (GALILEO-PFM)
NORAD 37846· COSPAR 2011-060A· Navigation· MEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 21, 2011 from Soyuz Launch Complex, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz STB Fregat.
Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02) →
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Orbit class
MEO — Medium Earth (2,000–30,000 km, e.g. GPS / Galileo)
Operator
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Country
European Space Agency
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Launched
Oct 21, 2011
Mass
640 kg
Apogee
23,236 km
Perigee
23,222 km
Inclination
56.99°
Period
14.08 h
Part of the Galileo constellation · this satellite is one of 50
European satellite navigation. ~28 active sats in MEO at ~23,222 km.
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