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Giove A

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingMEOCOSPAR 2005-051ALaunched 12/28/2005

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: GIOVE A
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG Fregat
Launch Date: 12/28/2005
Last Contact: 6/30/2012

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 23,256.5 km
Inclination: 56.05 deg
Dry Mass: 550 kg
Total Mass: 600 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2005-051A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/490