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GALILEO 9 (205), 40889

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 9 (205), 40889 is a payload satellite owned by GNSS Agency (ESA) that was launched on Fri, 11 Sep 2015 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
40889, 2015-045A
Orbit
Active
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
OHB
Mission
Operational Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor
GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
733 kg wet, 660 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-09-11 (10 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 1 day ago
0 GALILEO 9 (205)
1 40889U 15045A   25190.67107840  .00000082  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40889  55.0586 231.0656 0002760   9.2239 350.8804  1.70473773 61175
Epoch: 2025-07-09T16:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T16:06:21.173Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
61.64856°
Altitude
23,214.402 km
Speed
3.671 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 24m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
48.72484°
Longitude
-171.08844°
Altitude
23,230.504 km
Speed
3.67 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 06m 19s
Apparent Declination
36° 47' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:58:19
Azimuth
10.628° NNE
Elevation
-12.369°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
23,230.385 km
Perigee altitude
23,214.046 km
Semi-major axis
29,600.353 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
55.0586°
RAAN
231.0656°
Arg. of periapsis
9.2239°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
350.8804°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.42618 °/min
Orbital period
844.7 mins
BSTAR
0
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GALILEO 9 (205) Visibility forecast

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335 mins2025-07-11 12:44:02.979Z311.819° NW2025-07-11 15:34:02.979Z275.422° WNW38.438°2025-07-11 18:19:02.979Z215.004° SW
64 mins2025-07-11 23:38:02.979Z138.343° SSE2025-07-12 00:42:02.979Z123.004° SE26.639°2025-07-12 00:42:02.979Z123.004° SE
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