Satellite · NORAD 43056 · COSPAR 2017-079B
GSAT0216 (GALILEO 20)
- Operator European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- Constellation Galileo
- Country —
Altitude now
23,227.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.67km/s
Inclination
55.06°
Period
14.1 h
844.7 min
Perigee
23,208km
Apogee
23,236km
orbit staleOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 09 Sept 2026 04:30 UTC (65.1 h old)· Metadata updated 12 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
- 35.406° S
- Longitude
- 113.705° E
- Altitude
- 23227.3 km
- Velocity
- 3.670 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 09 Sept 2026 04:30 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Dec 2017
- COSPAR launch id
- 2017-079
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 4
- GSAT0215 (GALILEO 19)43055PayloadActive
- GSAT0217 (GALILEO 21)43057PayloadActive
- GSAT0218 (GALILEO 22)43058PayloadActive
- ARIANE 5 R/B43059Rocket 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 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 12 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
- 43056
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2017-079B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWY7BJXFXBAARKWTH3M
- Canonical slug
- gsat0216-galileo-20-43056
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.