GALILEO 20 (2C6), 43056
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALILEO 20 (2C6), 43056 is a payload satellite owned by GNSS Agency (ESA) that was launched on Tue, 12 Dec 2017 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
715 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 7.4 m
Radar Cross Section
9.223 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 GALILEO 20 (2C6)
1 43056U 17079B 25257.02645767 .00000035 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 43056 55.1655 229.1040 0004547 280.5552 79.3681 1.70473952 48297Epoch: 2025-09-14T00:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T00:38:05.942Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-133.68019°
Altitude
23,219.984 km
Speed
3.67 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 16m 23s
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
21:36:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
23,235.65 km
Perigee altitude
23,208.732 km
Semi-major axis
29,600.328 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
55.1655°
RAAN
229.104°
Arg. of periapsis
280.5552°
True anomaly
79.41932°
Mean anomaly
79.3681°
Eccentric anomaly
79.39371°
Mean motion
0.42619 °/min
Orbital period
844.7 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2017 (2017-12-12 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 20 (2C6) 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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| 392 mins | 2025-09-15 06:32:50.055Z | 298.05° NW | 2025-09-15 10:01:50.055Z | 264.628° W | 42.848° | 2025-09-15 13:04:50.055Z | 196.746° SSW |
| 250 mins | 2025-09-15 18:41:50.055Z | 115.963° SE | 2025-09-15 20:48:50.055Z | 70.791° E | 28.895° | 2025-09-15 22:51:50.055Z | 38.235° NE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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