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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-FG Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Giove-B
Launched
April 26, 2008
Summary
Giove-B launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-FG Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 26, 2008. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 176th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,905th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Soyuz-FG Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Giove-B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,197 × 23,386 km orbit inclined 56.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Soyuz-FG Fregat flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 176th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,905th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Giove-B · NORAD 32781 · 2008-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-020A
- Epoch
- 2008-04-27 00:31:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.69936268 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031839
- Inclination
- 55.9824°
- Ascending node
- 203.4855°
- Arg. of perigee
- 150.7519°
- Mean anomaly
- 209.1248°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Giove-B · NORAD 32781 · in orbit
Fregat No. 1008 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental Galileo navigation satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
344th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,294th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
134 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Giove-B launch?
Giove-B launched on April 26, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Giove-B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Giove-B?
Soyuz-FG Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-FG Fregat spec sheet
Where did Giove-B launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Giove-B reach?
Giove-B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 23,197 × 23,386 km orbit inclined 56.0°.
How many satellites did Giove-B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).