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Satellite · NORAD 43566 · COSPAR 2018-060C

GSAT0219 (GALILEO 23)

ActivePayloadMEONavigation derived

Altitude now

23,240.3km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.67km/s

Inclination

57.14°

Period

14.1 h

844.7 min

Perigee

23,212km

Apogee

23,232km

orbit staleOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 30 Aug 2026 09:57 UTC (299.6 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.

Ground track of GSAT0219 (GALILEO 23)GSAT0219 (GALILEO 23)
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Latitude
55.336° N
Longitude
135.986° E
Altitude
23240.3 km
Velocity
3.669 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 30 Aug 2026 09:57 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

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

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • GSAT0219 (GALILEO 23)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
ESA · European Space Agency
Country

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
25 Jul 2018
COSPAR launch id
2018-060

Objects from the same launch · 4

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 10 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 12 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
43566
COSPAR / international designator
2018-060C
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RX5
Canonical slug
gsat0219-galileo-23-43566

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.