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GALILEO 5 (261), 40128

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 5 (261), 40128 is a payload satellite owned by GNSS Agency (ESA) in MEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Aug 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-B launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
40128, 2014-050A
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
OHB
Mission
On reserve Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor
GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
733 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2014-08-22 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-ST-B
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 14.71 m
Radar Cross Section
9.223 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 GALILEO 5 (261)
1 40128U 14050A   25187.92631639 -.00000069  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 40128  49.2507 287.5252 1634306 166.1439 198.9915  1.85519912 71919
Epoch: 2025-07-06T22:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T22:13:53.736Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
28.90016°
Altitude
25,995.472 km
Speed
3.222 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 10m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
26.1513°
Longitude
53.80296°
Altitude
24,104.542 km
Speed
3.451 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 09m 01s
Apparent Declination
18° 36' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:47:56
Azimuth
290.404° WNW
Elevation
4.699°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
26,171.972 km
Perigee altitude
17,027.148 km
Semi-major axis
27,977.697 km
Eccentricity
0.16343
Inclination
49.2507°
RAAN
287.5252°
Arg. of periapsis
166.1439°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
198.9915°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.46379 °/min
Orbital period
776.21 mins
BSTAR
0
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GALILEO 5 (261) Visibility forecast

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295 mins2025-07-08 15:08:11.736Z295.147° NW2025-07-08 18:02:11.736Z246.492° WSW42.857°2025-07-08 20:03:11.736Z172.335° S
136 mins2025-07-09 03:00:11.736Z86.779° E2025-07-09 04:14:11.736Z66.085° ENE16.293°2025-07-09 05:16:11.736Z46.411° ENE
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