Satellite · NORAD 38857 · COSPAR 2012-055A
GSAT0103 (GALILEO-FM3)
- Operator European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- Constellation Galileo
- Country —
Altitude now
23,233.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.67km/s
Inclination
55.86°
Period
14.1 h
844.7 min
Perigee
23,216km
Apogee
23,229km
orbit staleOrbit updated 26 h ago · element epoch 08 Sept 2026 18:30 UTC (75.1 h old)· Metadata updated 26 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.
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- Latitude
- 45.822° N
- Longitude
- 79.808° W
- Altitude
- 23233.8 km
- Velocity
- 3.669 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 08 Sept 2026 18:30 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Oct 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-055
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 2
- GSAT0104 (GALILEO-FM4)38858PayloadUnknown
- FREGAT R/B38859Rocket 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 23 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 26 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
- 38857
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-055A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69S7
- Canonical slug
- gsat0103-galileo-fm3-38857
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.