Spacecraft information: GAL E4

Launch Details
Launched 16 November 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 41861
COSPAR ID 2016-069C
Alternative names GALILEO 17
GSAT0213
SLOT C3
VA-233
GALILEO-FOC FM13
KIMBERLEY
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.499°
Eccentricity 0.00049
RA ascending node 6.738 hr
Argument perigee 313.232°
Mean anomaly 46.701°
Orbital period 844.703 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Jun 2026, 03:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23214.9 km
Mean Altitude 23229.3 km
Peak Altitude 23243.7 km

Launched alongside

GAL E7 GAL E3 GAL E5 ARIANE 5 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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