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GALILEO 6 (262), 40129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 6 (262), 40129 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
40129, 2014-050B
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
22 hours 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 22 hours ago
0 GALILEO 6 (262)
1 40129U 14050B   25188.72214481 -.00000059  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40129  49.2655 286.5747 1634531 166.9464 197.9059  1.85520539 74095
Epoch: 2025-07-07T17:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T17:19:53.311Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
100.66848°
Altitude
26,017.171 km
Speed
3.219 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 06m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-49.31769°
Longitude
12.46299°
Altitude
22,005.84 km
Speed
3.722 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 38m 41s
Apparent Declination
-48° 12' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:16:52
Azimuth
123.459° SE
Elevation
-70.623°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
26,172.527 km
Perigee altitude
17,026.465 km
Semi-major axis
27,977.633 km
Eccentricity
0.16345
Inclination
49.2655°
RAAN
286.5747°
Arg. of periapsis
166.9464°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
197.9059°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.4638 °/min
Orbital period
776.2 mins
BSTAR
0
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GALILEO 6 (262) Visibility forecast

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End time (UTC)
End Az.
453 mins2025-07-09 06:22:02.773Z196.191° SSW2025-07-09 11:04:02.773Z325.497° NNW44.768°2025-07-09 13:55:02.773Z97.261° ESE
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