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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

43056, 2017-079B

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

European Space Agency (ESA)

Manufacturer

OHB

Mission

Operational Civil Navigation

Bus & Motor

GALILEOSAT, AOCS

Mass

715 kg wet, 700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-12-12 (8 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 21 hours ago

0 GALILEO 20 (2C6)
1 43056U 17079B   25185.46361434  .00000051  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 43056  55.1866 231.0738 0004358 269.3728  90.6595  1.70474849 47045

Epoch: 2025-07-04T11:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T11:07:36.278Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

141.47055°

Altitude

23,222.502 km

Speed

3.67 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 24m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.97213°

Longitude

-37.87788°

Altitude

23,222.068 km

Speed

3.67 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 00m 46s

Apparent Declination

-8° 15' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:11:23

Azimuth

78.327° E

Elevation

-26.153°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

23,234.986 km

Perigee altitude

23,209.187 km

Semi-major axis

29,600.223 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

55.1866°

RAAN

231.0738°

Arg. of periapsis

269.3728°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

90.6595°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.42619 °/min

Orbital period

844.7 mins

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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2017 (2017-12-12 UTC)

GALILEO 19 (2C5), 43055

GALILEO 21 (2C7), 43057

GALILEO 22 (2C8), 43058

ARIANE 5 R/B, 43059

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.
239 mins	2025-07-06 04:18:31.513Z	209.229° SW	2025-07-06 08:12:31.513Z	332.826° NNW	43.673°	2025-07-06 08:17:31.513Z	338.928° N

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