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GALILEO 10 (206), 40890

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 10 (206), 40890 is a payload satellite owned by GNSS Agency (ESA) that was launched on Fri, 11 Sep 2015 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

40890, 2015-045B

Orbit

Active

Country

ESA

Related business

European Space Agency (FR)

Manufacturer

OHB

Mission

Operational Civil Navigation

Bus & Motor

GALILEOSAT, AOCS

Mass

733 kg wet, 660 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-09-11 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-ST-B

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 GALILEO 10 (206)
1 40890U 15045B   26310.41090683 -.00000015  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 40890  54.9067 217.6813 0003630  25.1261 334.9302  1.70472952 69467

Epoch: 2026-11-06T09:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T09:51:42.350Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

24.11559°

Altitude

23,212.828 km

Speed

3.671 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 30m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

20:48:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

23,233.061 km

Perigee altitude

23,211.571 km

Semi-major axis

29,600.453 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

54.9067°

RAAN

217.6813°

Arg. of periapsis

25.1261°

True anomaly

334.91257°

Mean anomaly

334.9302°

Eccentric anomaly

334.92138°

Mean motion

0.42618 °/min

Orbital period

844.71 mins

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Other satellites on launch #45 in the year 2015 (2015-09-11 UTC)

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GALILEO 10 (206) 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.
427 mins	2026-11-07 01:11:19.974Z	285.58° WNW	2026-11-07 05:07:19.974Z	257.769° W	77.09°	2026-11-07 08:18:19.974Z	186.945° SSW
205 mins	2026-11-07 14:19:19.974Z	101.102° ESE	2026-11-07 16:03:19.974Z	64.76° ENE	25.693°	2026-11-07 17:44:19.974Z	36.337° NE

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GALILEO 10 (206), 40890

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T09:51:42.350Z)

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Other satellites on launch #45 in the year 2015 (2015-09-11 UTC)

GALILEO 10 (206) Visibility forecast

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