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Satellite · NORAD 59598 · COSPAR 2024-079A

GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29)

ActivePayloadMEONavigation derived

Altitude now

23,219.2km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.67km/s

Inclination

55.18°

Period

14.1 h

844.7 min

Perigee

23,218km

Apogee

23,226km

orbit freshOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:59 UTC (6.7 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 GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29)GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29)
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Latitude
11.604° N
Longitude
45.956° W
Altitude
23219.2 km
Velocity
3.670 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:59 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

  • GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29)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
28 Apr 2024
COSPAR launch id
2024-079
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Objects from the same launch · 2

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
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 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
59598
COSPAR / international designator
2024-079A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SXZT4HX9F7CBV73DTDE
Canonical slug
gsat0225-galileo-29-59598

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.