Spacecraft information: GAL E8

Launch Details
Launched 16 December 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 41175
COSPAR ID 2015-079B
Alternative names GALILEO 11
GSAT0208
SLOT C7
VS-13
GALILEO-FOC FM8
ANDRIANA
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.740°
Eccentricity 0.00032
RA ascending node 6.996 hr
Argument perigee 326.397°
Mean anomaly 33.645°
Orbital period 844.701 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 22:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23219.8 km
Mean Altitude 23229.3 km
Peak Altitude 23238.7 km

Launched alongside

GAL E9 FREGAT R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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