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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

Country

ESA

Related business

European Space Agency (FR)

Manufacturer

OHB

Mission

Operational Civil Navigation

Bus & Motor

GALILEOSAT, AOCS

Mass

733 kg wet, 660 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-09-11 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-ST-B

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 7.3 m

Radar Cross Section

9.223 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago

0 GALILEO 9 (205)
1 40889U 15045A   26144.30399159 -.00000014  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 40889  54.9357 222.4171 0006406 263.0112  96.9692  1.67409242 66563

Epoch: 2026-05-24T07:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-24T07:17:44.873Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-128.92709°

Altitude

23,584.948 km

Speed

3.647 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 49m 40s

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

21:36:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

23,601.555 km

Perigee altitude

23,563.17 km

Semi-major axis

29,960.499 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

54.9357°

RAAN

222.4171°

Arg. of periapsis

263.0112°

True anomaly

97.04206°

Mean anomaly

96.9692°

Eccentric anomaly

97.00563°

Mean motion

0.41852 °/min

Orbital period

860.17 mins

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GALILEO 9 (205) 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.
141 mins	2026-06-22 17:31:11.881Z	323.71° NNW	2026-06-22 18:41:11.881Z	303.252° NW	16.551°	2026-06-22 19:52:11.881Z	279.726° WNW
470 mins	2026-06-23 02:44:11.881Z	186.404° SSW	2026-06-23 06:09:11.881Z	295.245° NW	44.998°	2026-06-23 10:34:11.881Z	94.009° ESE

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GALILEO 9 (205), 40889

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-24T07:17:44.873Z)

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Other satellites on launch #45 in the year 2015 (2015-09-11 UTC)

GALILEO 9 (205) Visibility forecast

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