Spacecraft information: GALEX

Launch Details
Launched 27 April 2003
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 27783
COSPAR ID 2003-017A
Alternative names GALAXY EVOLUTION EXPLORER
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 28.998°
Eccentricity 0.00033
RA ascending node 21.610 hr
Argument perigee 296.281°
Mean anomaly 63.744°
Orbital period 98.230 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Mar 2026, 23:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 678.8 km
Mean Altitude 681.2 km
Peak Altitude 683.5 km

Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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