Spacecraft information: GAL E24

Launch Details
Launched 10 September 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 40889
COSPAR ID 2015-045A
Alternative names GALILEO 9
GSAT0205
SLOT A8
VS-12
GALILEO-FOC FM5
ALBA
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 54.972°
Eccentricity 0.00040
RA ascending node 14.926 hr
Argument perigee 271.061°
Mean anomaly 88.831°
Orbital period 860.160 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Mar 2026, 18:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23577.4 km
Mean Altitude 23589.3 km
Peak Altitude 23601.3 km

Launched alongside

GAL E30 FREGAT R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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