Spacecraft information: GAL E2

Launch Details
Launched 23 May 2016
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 41549
COSPAR ID 2016-030A
Alternative names GALILEO 14
GSAT0211
SLOT A6
VS-15
GALILEO-FOC FM11
ALIZEE
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.137°
Eccentricity 0.00041
RA ascending node 15.021 hr
Argument perigee 27.129°
Mean anomaly 332.886°
Orbital period 844.705 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 09:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23217.4 km
Mean Altitude 23229.4 km
Peak Altitude 23241.4 km

Launched alongside

GAL E1 FREGAT R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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