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GALILEO 17 (26D), 41861

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 17 (26D), 41861 is a payload satellite owned by GNSS Agency (ESA) that was launched on Thu, 17 Nov 2016 UTC via an ARIANE 5ES 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
41861, 2016-069C
Orbit
Active
Last TLE update
4 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
OHB
Mission
Operational Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor
GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
738 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2016-11-17 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 5ES
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 4 days ago
0 GALILEO 17 (26D)
1 41861U 16069C   25185.70958286 -.00000020  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 41861  55.2856 110.7150 0004653 303.1388  56.7993  1.70474403 53593
Epoch: 2025-07-04T17:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T17:01:47.959Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-67.69441°
Altitude
23,214.87 km
Speed
3.671 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 22m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-40.92925°
Longitude
149.01695°
Altitude
23,231.542 km
Speed
3.67 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 59m 15s
Apparent Declination
-47° 29' 48"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:42:51
Azimuth
228.49° WSW
Elevation
-25.851°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
23,235.907 km
Perigee altitude
23,208.361 km
Semi-major axis
29,600.271 km
Eccentricity
0.00047
Inclination
55.2856°
RAAN
110.715°
Arg. of periapsis
303.1388°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
56.7993°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.42619 °/min
Orbital period
844.7 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 2016 (2016-11-17 UTC)

GALILEO 17 (26D) Visibility forecast

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End Az.
472 mins2025-07-08 18:15:07.792Z185.697° SSW2025-07-08 21:34:07.792Z144.862° SSE45°2025-07-09 02:07:07.792Z95.18° ESE
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