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 28.995°
Eccentricity 0.00034
RA ascending node 10.054 hr
Argument perigee 187.914°
Mean anomaly 172.139°
Orbital period 98.264 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 05:08

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 680.4 km
Mean Altitude 682.8 km
Peak Altitude 685.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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