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GIOVE-B, 32781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GIOVE-B, 32781 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) that was launched on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 UTC via a SOYUZ-FG launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

32781, 2008-020A

Orbit

Active

Country

ESA

Related business

European Space Agency (FR)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Non-operational Civil Navigation

Bus & Motor

PROTEUS, AOCS

Mass

530 kg wet, 502 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2008-04-27 (18 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-FG

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5.5 m

Radar Cross Section

5.605 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 GIOVE-B
1 32781U 08020A   26166.99066433 -.00000066  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 32781  59.9963  38.0084 0002947 289.7536  70.2817  1.65404847110421

Epoch: 2026-06-15T23:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T23:46:33.398Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

137.12492°

Altitude

23,821.296 km

Speed

3.633 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 32m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:09:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

23,832.645 km

Perigee altitude

23,814.844 km

Semi-major axis

30,201.882 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

59.9963°

RAAN

38.0084°

Arg. of periapsis

289.7536°

True anomaly

70.31349°

Mean anomaly

70.2817°

Eccentric anomaly

70.2976°

Mean motion

0.41352 °/min

Orbital period

870.58 mins

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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2008 (2008-04-27 UTC)

SL-23 R/B, 32782

SL-23 DEB, 43381

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GIOVE-B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
469 mins	2026-06-22 14:04:55.580Z	176.675° S	2026-06-22 17:17:55.580Z	99.931° ESE	44.993°	2026-06-22 21:53:55.580Z	87.577° E

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GIOVE-B, 32781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T23:46:33.398Z)

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