Satellite · NORAD 37846 · COSPAR 2011-060A
GSAT0101 (GALILEO-PFM)
- Operator European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- Constellation Galileo
- Country —
Altitude now
23,223.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.67km/s
Inclination
56.96°
Period
14.1 h
844.7 min
Perigee
23,221km
Apogee
23,223km
orbit staleOrbit updated 21 h ago · element epoch 02 Sept 2026 06:39 UTC (230.9 h old)· Metadata updated 21 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
Loading ground track…
- Latitude
- 28.548° N
- Longitude
- 176.059° W
- Altitude
- 23223.3 km
- Velocity
- 3.670 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 02 Sept 2026 06:39 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 21 Oct 2011
- COSPAR launch id
- 2011-060
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 2
- GSAT0102 (GALILEO-FM2)37847PayloadActive
- FREGAT R/B37848Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → ESA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → MEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 19 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 21 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 37846
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2011-060A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P7W
- Canonical slug
- gsat0101-galileo-pfm-37846
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Navigation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.