Satellites/GSAT0216 (GALILEO 20)

GSAT0216 (GALILEO 20)

Satellite · InternationalActive

NORAD Number

43056

COSPAR ID

2017-079B

Launched

2017-12-12

site code FRGUI

Orbit

MEO

Constellation

Galileo

Who

Owner / operatorEuropean Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency

ManufacturerOHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)

CountryInternational

Catalogue owner codeESA

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classMEO

Perigee23,213 km

Apogee23,232 km

Inclination55.04°

Period844.7 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 04:37:22

Mean motion1.70473876 rev/day

Eccentricity0.0003169

Inclination55.0349°

Right ascension of node217.5209°

Argument of perigee315.7329°

Mean anomaly44.3013°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch5,547

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).