GALILEO 5 (261), 40128
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALILEO 5 (261), 40128 is a payload satellite owned by GNSS Agency (ESA) in MEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Aug 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-B 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
On reserve Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor
GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
733 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 5 (261)
1 40128U 14050A 25287.10005929 -.00000025 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 40128 49.1445 283.4915 1642437 170.0142 193.7085 1.85519474 73757Epoch: 2025-10-14T02:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-14T02:24:05.122Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-135.42562°
Altitude
26,089.884 km
Speed
3.21 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 53m 57s
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
02:05:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
26,194.777 km
Perigee altitude
17,004.44 km
Semi-major axis
27,977.746 km
Eccentricity
0.16424
Inclination
49.1445°
RAAN
283.4915°
Arg. of periapsis
170.0142°
True anomaly
189.99602°
Mean anomaly
193.7085°
Eccentric anomaly
191.7863°
Mean motion
0.46379 °/min
Orbital period
776.21 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2014 (2014-08-22 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 5 (261) 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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| 302 mins | 2025-10-16 08:12:46.973Z | 294.121° NW | 2025-10-16 11:13:46.973Z | 246.525° WSW | 42.799° | 2025-10-16 13:14:46.973Z | 172.326° S |
| 134 mins | 2025-10-16 20:11:46.973Z | 85.145° E | 2025-10-16 21:23:46.973Z | 65.46° ENE | 15.922° | 2025-10-16 22:25:46.973Z | 46.445° ENE |
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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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