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Satellite · NORAD 40129 · COSPAR 2014-050B

GSAT0202 (GALILEO 6)

InactivePayloadMEONavigation derived

Altitude now

26,270.6km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.19km/s

Inclination

48.80°

Period

12.9 h

776.2 min

Perigee

16,877km

Apogee

26,321km

orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:53 UTC (12.8 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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.

Ground track of GSAT0202 (GALILEO 6)GSAT0202 (GALILEO 6)
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Latitude
2.408° S
Longitude
49.189° W
Altitude
26270.6 km
Velocity
3.189 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:53 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Navigation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Backup / standby [B]
Radar cross-section
2.0 m²
Constellation membership derived
Galileo via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • GSAT0202 (GALILEO 6)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
SATCAT owner code
ESA · European Space Agency
Country
—

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
22 Aug 2014
COSPAR launch id
2014-050
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou

Objects from the same launch · 2

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
StatusACTIVE → INACTIVECelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → ESACelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → MEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 6 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events →

  1. 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

    DecommissionGSAT0202 (GALILEO 6) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    confidence 80%

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
40129
COSPAR / international designator
2014-050B
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKH97
Canonical slug
gsat0202-galileo-6-40129

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.