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GSAT0214 (GALILEO 18)

Satellite · InternationalActive

NORAD Number
41862
COSPAR ID
2016-069D
Launched
2016-11-17
site code FRGUI
Orbit
MEO
Constellation

Who

CountryInternational
Catalogue owner codeESA

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classMEO
Perigee23,219 km
Apogee23,225 km
Inclination55.59°
Period844.7 min
Radar cross-section8.574 m²

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-08 09:53:25
Mean motion1.7047444 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0001027
Inclination55.5953°
Right ascension of node97.0906°
Argument of perigee319.2174°
Mean anomaly40.7452°
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).