GALILEO 15 (267), 41859
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALILEO 15 (267), 41859 is a payload satellite owned by GNSS Agency (ESA) that was launched on Thu, 17 Nov 2016 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
Orbit
Country
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
OHB
Mission
Operational Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor
GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
738 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: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 GALILEO 15 (267)
1 41859U 16069A 26126.68442161 .00000038 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 41859 55.4733 102.2336 0005891 319.6391 40.2855 1.70474045 58692Epoch: 2026-05-06T16:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T16:25:34.027Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-8.72025°
Altitude
23,209.146 km
Speed
3.671 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 48m 51s
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
18:55:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
23,239.607 km
Perigee altitude
23,204.731 km
Semi-major axis
29,600.306 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
55.4733°
RAAN
102.2336°
Arg. of periapsis
319.6391°
True anomaly
40.32917°
Mean anomaly
40.2855°
Eccentric anomaly
40.30733°
Mean motion
0.42619 °/min
Orbital period
844.7 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 2016 (2016-11-17 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 15 (267) 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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| 202 mins | 2026-05-07 10:55:13.747Z | 302.676° NW | 2026-05-07 11:42:13.747Z | 280.073° WNW | 35.999° | 2026-05-07 14:17:13.747Z | 223.627° SW |
| 339 mins | 2026-05-07 19:38:13.747Z | 146.364° SSE | 2026-05-07 22:23:13.747Z | 85.157° E | 39.054° | 2026-05-08 01:17:13.747Z | 48.855° 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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