Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Galileo IOV-2 FM3 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
ESA |
Operator/Owner |
European Space Agency |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Navigation/Global Positioning |
Class of Orbit |
MEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
23214 |
Apogee (km) |
23233 |
Eccentricity |
0.000321016439420819 |
Inclination (degrees) |
55.34 |
Period (minutes) |
844.76 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
700 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
1420 |
Date of Launch |
12-10-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
Germany/UK/Italy |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz-Fregat |
COSPAR Number |
2012-055A |
NORAD Number |
38857 |
Comments |
Operational nucleus of the full 30-satellite constellation. |