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GALILEO 29 (10C), 59598

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 29 (10C), 59598 is a payload satellite owned by EU SPA (ESA) that was launched on Sun, 28 Apr 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

59598, 2024-079A

Orbit

Active

Country

ESA

Related business

European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) (CZ)

Manufacturer

OHB

Mission

Operational Civil Navigation

Bus & Motor

GALILEO, AOCS

Mass

733 kg wet, 660 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-04-28 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GALILEO 29 (10C)
1 59598U 24079A   25273.55250608  .00000049  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 59598  54.9534 108.3423 0001893 150.0679 211.1490  1.70474462  8896

Epoch: 2025-09-30T13:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-30T13:15:36.525Z)

Latitude

0.92557°

Longitude

-99.44872°

Altitude

23,227.067 km

Speed

3.669 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 15m 58s

True Declination

0° 55' 27"

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

14:47:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

23,227.743 km

Perigee altitude

23,216.536 km

Semi-major axis

29,600.277 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

54.9534°

RAAN

108.3423°

Arg. of periapsis

150.0679°

True anomaly

211.13778°

Mean anomaly

211.149°

Eccentric anomaly

211.14339°

Mean motion

0.42619 °/min

Orbital period

844.7 mins

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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2024 (2024-04-28 UTC)

FALCON 9 R/B, 59599

GALILEO 30 (10E), 59600

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GALILEO 29 (10C) 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.
233 mins	2025-10-01 17:15:21.564Z	246.154° WSW	2025-10-01 21:08:21.564Z	332.486° NNW	42.893°	2025-10-01 21:08:21.564Z	332.486° NNW

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GALILEO 29 (10C), 59598

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-30T13:15:36.525Z)

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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2024 (2024-04-28 UTC)

GALILEO 29 (10C) Visibility forecast

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