Latitude
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GSAT0217
NORAD 43057 · COSPAR 2017-079C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5535 @ 23212 x 23232 km x 55.0349 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 23:03 UTC · 101.7 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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GSAT0217 (GALILEO 21)
1 43057U 17079C 26306.96099642 -.00000025 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 43057 55.0349 217.6896 0003383 327.8596 32.1520 1.70473689055359
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43057U 17079C 26306.96099642 -.00000025 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 43057 55.0349 217.6896 0003383 327.8596 32.1520 1.70473689055359
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
55.0349°
Period
844.71 min
Perigee
23212 km
Apogee
23232 km
Eccentricity
0.0003383
RAAN
217.6896°
Arg of Perigee
327.8596°
Mean Motion
1.70473689 rev/d