GAzelle

Also called OTB 3 (Orbital Test Bed)

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General

Designation	54023 / 22127A
Launch date	7 Oct 2022
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	750 km sunsynchronous
Inclination	98.3°
Period	99.9 min
Launch vehicle	Electron #23

For General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Colorado. The satellite bus was paid by NOAA.

Carries the Argos 4 payload from CNES. Argos is used for data gathering for multiple missions such as wildlife monitoring, oceanography, climatology, etc.
Also carries an radiation monitor (radmon)

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems
Platform	GAzelle
Mass at launch	118 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	5 years

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