GSAT0216

NORAD 43056 · COSPAR 2017-079B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5544 @ 23213 x 23232 km x 55.0355 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-07 10:23 UTC Â· 50 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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GSAT0216 (GALILEO 20)
1 43056U 17079B 26311.43285109 -.00000008 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 43056 55.0355 217.5692 0003234 313.9749 46.0444 1.70473814055448

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 13th 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 10 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

715 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

55.0355Â°

Period

844.7 min

Perigee

23213 km

Apogee

23232 km

Eccentricity

0.0003234

RAAN

217.5692Â°

Arg of Perigee

313.9749Â°

Mean Motion

1.70473814 rev/d