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GSAT0212 (GALILEO 16)

Satellite · InternationalActive

NORAD Number
41860
COSPAR ID
2016-069B
Launched
2016-11-17
site code FRGUI
Orbit
MEO
Constellation

Who

CountryInternational
Catalogue owner codeESA

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classMEO
Perigee23,213 km
Apogee23,231 km
Inclination55.59°
Period844.7 min
Radar cross-section2.79 m²

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-07 21:34:10
Mean motion1.7047434 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0003099
Inclination55.5949°
Right ascension of node97.1041°
Argument of perigee48.4644°
Mean anomaly311.5349°
B* drag term0.0000e+0
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch6,210

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).