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GSAT0209 (GALILEO 12)

Satellite · InternationalActive

NORAD Number
41174
COSPAR ID
2015-079A
Launched
2015-12-17
site code FRGUI
Orbit
MEO
Constellation

Who

CountryInternational
Catalogue owner codeESA

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classMEO
Perigee23,214 km
Apogee23,230 km
Inclination55.92°
Period844.7 min
Radar cross-section6.725 m²

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-08 22:12:37
Mean motion1.7047422 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002658
Inclination55.9246°
Right ascension of node97.2913°
Argument of perigee19.9911°
Mean anomaly339.9874°
B* drag term0.0000e+0
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch6,724

Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.

Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).