Spacecraft information: GAL E19

Launch Details
Launched 11 October 2012
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 38857
COSPAR ID 2012-055A
Alternative names GALILEO-FM3
GSAT0103
SLOT C4
VS-03
DAVID
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.721°
Eccentricity 0.00045
RA ascending node 7.013 hr
Argument perigee 279.656°
Mean anomaly 80.359°
Orbital period 844.707 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Feb 2026, 07:41

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23216.0 km
Mean Altitude 23229.4 km
Peak Altitude 23242.8 km

Launched alongside

GAL E20 FREGAT R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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