Spacecraft information: GAL E1

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 41550
COSPAR ID 2016-030B
Alternative names GALILEO 13
GSAT0210
SLOT A2
VS-15
GALILEO-FOC FM10
DANIELE
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.137°
Eccentricity 0.00008
RA ascending node 15.022 hr
Argument perigee 176.933°
Mean anomaly 183.062°
Orbital period 844.704 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 01:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23227.0 km
Mean Altitude 23229.3 km
Peak Altitude 23231.7 km

Launched alongside

GAL E2 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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