GALILEO 18 (26E), 41862
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALILEO 18 (26E), 41862 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
Orbit
Country
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
OHB
Mission
Operational Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor
GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
738 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 7.3 m
Radar Cross Section
9.223 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 GALILEO 18 (26E)
1 41862U 16069D 26074.84566250 .00000049 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 41862 55.4356 103.6634 0004527 298.5842 61.4526 1.70474771 58050Epoch: 2026-03-15T20:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-15T20:17:45.240Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-14.21038°
Altitude
23,215.969 km
Speed
3.67 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 54m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:45:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
23,235.486 km
Perigee altitude
23,208.686 km
Semi-major axis
29,600.223 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
55.4356°
RAAN
103.6634°
Arg. of periapsis
298.5842°
True anomaly
61.49818°
Mean anomaly
61.4526°
Eccentric anomaly
61.47539°
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)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GALILEO 18 (26E) 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. |
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| 526 mins | 2026-03-18 03:43:26.496Z | 217.331° SW | 2026-03-18 08:03:26.496Z | 357.49° N | 43.282° | 2026-03-18 12:29:26.496Z | 140.651° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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