Spacecraft information: GAL E21

Launch Details
Launched 11 December 2017
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 43055
COSPAR ID 2017-079A
Alternative names GALILEO 19
GSAT0215
SLOT A3
VA-240
GALILEO-FOC FM15
NICOLE
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.078°
Eccentricity 0.00028
RA ascending node 14.802 hr
Argument perigee 264.423°
Mean anomaly 95.623°
Orbital period 844.699 min
Epoch of osculation 29 May 2026, 05:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23221.0 km
Mean Altitude 23229.2 km
Peak Altitude 23237.4 km

Launched alongside

GAL E25 GAL E27 GAL E31 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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