Satellite · NORAD 49810 · COSPAR 2021-116B
GSAT0224 (GALILEO 28)
- Operator European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- Constellation Galileo
- Country —
Altitude now
23,214.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.67km/s
Inclination
57.13°
Period
14.1 h
844.7 min
Perigee
23,213km
Apogee
23,231km
orbit staleOrbit updated 36 h ago · element epoch 09 Sept 2026 08:37 UTC (61.0 h old)· Metadata updated 36 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
- 8.619° N
- Longitude
- 160.941° W
- Altitude
- 23214.7 km
- Velocity
- 3.671 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 09 Sept 2026 08:37 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 05 Dec 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-116
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 2
- GSAT0223 (GALILEO 27)49809PayloadActive
- FREGAT R/B49811Rocket 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 34 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 36 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
- 49810
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-116B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX7AZFC54PF92GAHP51
- Canonical slug
- gsat0224-galileo-28-49810
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.