Goliat

Goliat is the first artificial satellite developed in Romania.

Goliat
Mission typeScience, Experimental
OperatorRomanian Space Agency
COSPAR ID2012-006D
SATCAT no.38080
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerRomanian Space Agency
Launch mass1.062 kilograms (2.34 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date13 February 2012, 10:00:00 (2012-02-13UTC10Z) UTC
RocketVega
Launch siteKourou ELA-1
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude302 kilometres (188 mi)
Apogee altitude1,075 kilometres (668 mi)
Inclination69.46 degrees
Period98.40 minutes
Epoch31 October 2013, 20:12:28 UTC
 
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