Satellites/GSAT0217 (GALILEO 21)

GSAT0217 (GALILEO 21)

Satellite · InternationalActive

NORAD Number

43057

COSPAR ID

2017-079C

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

Perigee23,212 km

Apogee23,232 km

Inclination55.03°

Period844.7 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-08 05:46:01

Mean motion1.7047378 rev/day

Eccentricity0.0003303

Inclination55.0331°

Right ascension of node217.5445°

Argument of perigee332.7281°

Mean anomaly27.3068°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch5,544

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).