Spacecraft information: GAL E26

Launch Details
Launched 26 March 2015
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 40544
COSPAR ID 2015-017A
Alternative names GALILEO 7
GSAT0203
SLOT B8
VS-11
GALILEO-FOC FM3
ADAM
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 56.819°
Eccentricity 0.00049
RA ascending node 22.951 hr
Argument perigee 297.030°
Mean anomaly 62.946°
Orbital period 844.694 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Mar 2026, 06:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23214.5 km
Mean Altitude 23229.1 km
Peak Altitude 23243.7 km

Launched alongside

GAL E22 FREGAT R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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