Latitude
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GSAT0217
NORAD 43057 · COSPAR 2017-079C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5503 @ 23212 x 23233 km x 55.0413 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-15 04:33 UTC · 68.4 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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GSAT0217 (GALILEO 21)
1 43057U 17079C 26288.19026230 -.00000006 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 43057 55.0413 218.2052 0003570 318.6410 41.3404 1.70473861055033
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43057U 17079C 26288.19026230 -.00000006 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 43057 55.0413 218.2052 0003570 318.6410 41.3404 1.70473861055033
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 13th 2017
Spacecraft age
8 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)
Purpose
Navigation/Global Positioning
Orbit class
MEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5
Contractor
OHB-System GmbH, SSTL
Launch mass
715 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
55.0413°
Period
844.7 min
Perigee
23212 km
Apogee
23233 km
Eccentricity
0.000357
RAAN
218.2052°
Arg of Perigee
318.641°
Mean Motion
1.70473861 rev/d