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Satellite · NORAD 41174 · COSPAR 2015-079A

GSAT0209 (GALILEO 12)

ActivePayloadMEONavigation derived

Altitude now

23,212.0km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.67km/s

Inclination

55.88°

Period

14.1 h

844.7 min

Perigee

23,211km

Apogee

23,233km

orbit agingOrbit updated 23 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 02:15 UTC (43.3 h old)· Metadata updated 23 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 GSAT0209 (GALILEO 12)GSAT0209 (GALILEO 12)
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Latitude
22.990° N
Longitude
160.842° E
Altitude
23212.0 km
Velocity
3.671 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 02:15 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Navigation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
6.7 m²
Constellation membership derived
Galileo via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • GSAT0209 (GALILEO 12)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
ESA · European Space Agency
Country

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
17 Dec 2015
COSPAR launch id
2015-079

Objects from the same launch · 2

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodeESACelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassMEOCelestrak11 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 21 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 23 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

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
41174
COSPAR / international designator
2015-079A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHD1
Canonical slug
gsat0209-galileo-12-41174

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.