Spacecraft information: GAL E30

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 40890
COSPAR ID 2015-045B
Alternative names GALILEO 10
GSAT0206
SLOT A5
VS-12
GALILEO-FOC FM6
ORIANA
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 54.987°
Eccentricity 0.00043
RA ascending node 15.017 hr
Argument perigee 48.759°
Mean anomaly 311.271°
Orbital period 844.706 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Feb 2026, 21:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23216.8 km
Mean Altitude 23229.4 km
Peak Altitude 23242.0 km

Launched alongside

GAL E24 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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