Spacecraft information: GAL E25

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 43056
COSPAR ID 2017-079B
Alternative names GALILEO 20
GSAT0216
SLOT A7
VA-240
GALILEO-FOC FM16
ZOFIA
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 55.115°
Eccentricity 0.00019
RA ascending node 15.015 hr
Argument perigee 335.187°
Mean anomaly 24.816°
Orbital period 844.702 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Feb 2026, 19:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 23223.8 km
Mean Altitude 23229.3 km
Peak Altitude 23234.8 km

Launched alongside

GAL E21 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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