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    GAL E11
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 20 October 2011 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | Search & Rescue (SARSAT) Galileo Active satellites | 
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana | 
| Owner | European Space Agency | 
| NORAD ID | 37846 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2011-060A | 
| Alternative names | GALILEO-PFM GSAT0101 SLOT B5 VS-01 GALILEO IOV-1 THIJS | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 57.063° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00018 | 
| RA ascending node | 23.204 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 296.788° | 
| Mean anomaly | 63.259° | 
| Orbital period | 844.695 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 28 Oct 2025, 03:32 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 23223.9 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 23229.1 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 23234.3 km | 
Orbital History
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