GSAT0204

NORAD 40545 · COSPAR 2015-017B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3478 @ 23204 x 23240 km x 56.7325 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 20:59 UTC Â· 30.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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GSAT0204 (GALILEO 8)
1 40545U 15017B 26316.87439454 -.00000074 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 40545 56.7325 337.5553 0006073 259.3016 100.6704 1.70475849034786

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 27th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 7 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

56.7325Â°

Period

844.69 min

Perigee

23204 km

Apogee

23240 km

Eccentricity

0.0006073

RAAN

337.5553Â°

Arg of Perigee

259.3016Â°

Mean Motion

1.70475849 rev/d