GSAT0204

NORAD 40545 · COSPAR 2015-017B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3443 @ 23204 x 23239 km x 56.7405 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 08:15 UTC Â· 27 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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GSAT0204 (GALILEO 8)
1 40545U 15017B 26296.34399850 -.00000054 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 40545 56.7405 338.1178 0005910 253.3637 106.6434 1.70475735034439

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 27th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 6 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

European Space Agency (ESA)

Purpose

Navigation/Global Positioning

Orbit class

MEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Soyuz-ST

Contractor

OHB-System GmbH, SSTL

Launch mass

723 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

56.7405Â°

Period

844.69 min

Perigee

23204 km

Apogee

23239 km

Eccentricity

0.000591

RAAN

338.1178Â°

Arg of Perigee

253.3637Â°

Mean Motion

1.70475735 rev/d