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Giove-B

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Positioning Navigation TimingMEOCOSPAR 2008-020ALaunched 4/26/2008

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: GIOVE B
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG Fregat
Launch Date: 4/26/2008
Last Contact: 7/23/2012

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 23,174 km
Inclination: 55.98 deg
Dry Mass: 502 kg
Total Mass: 530 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Positioning Navigation Timing
Payload Category: NAV
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2008-020A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/591