Launch Date
July 12, 2001
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELA3
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 5G
NORAD ID
26863
International Designator
2001-029A
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:48:30 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
14.77°
Right Ascension
6.33°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
173.13°
Period
1450.27 min
Mean Motion
0.99 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
ARTEMIS
Alternative Name
Artemis
Type
Status
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 26863U 01029A 26184.90868088 -.00000263 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 26863 14.7728 6.3271 0013475 173.1322 189.6684 0.99292126 44026
Source: Celestrak
Length
4.9
Diameter
3
Span
24.7
Dry Mass
1527
Launch Mass
3105
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
19.9526
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Artemis
Purpose
Experimental communication
Mission
Experimental communication
Manufacturer
ALEN
Life Expectancy
10 years (design); 16 years (achieved)
Bus
Italsat
Configuration
GeoBus (Italsat Bus)
Motor
S400
Equipment
LLM (L-band Land Mobile) Payload, Ku-band transponders, S-band transponders, Ka-band transponders, SILEX optical communication payload, EGNOS navigation payload
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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