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GALILEO 6 (262), 40129

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 6 (262), 40129 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GALILEO 6 (262) details

Identifier	40129, 2014-050B
Orbit	MEO
Last TLE update	3 days ago
Origin	GNSS Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer	OHB
Mission	On reserve Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor	GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass	733 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2014-08-22 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle	SOYUZ-ST-B
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 3 days ago

0 GALILEO 6 (262)
1 40129U 14050B   25043.19569975 -.00000044  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40129  49.4208 292.4676 1619307 161.2648 205.4948  1.85520499 71391

Epoch: 2025-02-12T04:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-12T04:41:48.458Z)

Latitude	0.00002°
Longitude	79.54986°
Altitude	25,806.838 km
Speed	3.244 km/s
True Right ascension	19h 29m 57s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-18.20403°
Longitude	63.08054°
Altitude	26,103.294 km
Speed	3.209 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	18h 58m 56s
Apparent Declination	-23° 57' 42"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:49:29
Azimuth	98.895° ESE
Elevation	-28.02°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	26,129.931 km
Perigee altitude	17,069.056 km
Semi-major axis	27,977.631 km
Eccentricity	0.1619307
Inclination	49.4208°
RAAN	292.4676°
Arg. of periapsis	161.2648°
True anomaly	198.76236°
Mean anomaly	205.4948°
Eccentric anomaly	202.01671°
Mean motion	0.4638 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	776.2 mins