GSAT0212

NORAD 41860 · COSPAR 2016-069B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #6177 @ 23212 x 23232 km x 55.581 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-19 12:59 UTC Â· 54.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GSAT0212 (GALILEO 16)
1 41860U 16069B 26292.54155645 .00000056 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 41860 55.5810 97.6392 0003379 49.5334 310.5233 1.70474317061773

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 17th 2016

Spacecraft age

9 years, 11 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

Ariane 5

Contractor

OHB-System GmbH, SSTL

Launch mass

723 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

55.581Â°

Period

844.7 min

Perigee

23212 km

Apogee

23232 km

Eccentricity

0.0003379

RAAN

97.6392Â°

Arg of Perigee

49.5334Â°

Mean Motion

1.70474317 rev/d