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GALILEO 16 (26C), 41860

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALILEO 16 (26C), 41860 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). 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 16 (26C) details

Identifier	41860, 2016-069B
Orbit	Active
Last TLE update	4 days ago
Origin	GNSS Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer	OHB
Mission	Operational Civil Navigation
Bus & Motor	GALILEOSAT, AOCS
Mass	738 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2016-11-17 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ES
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 4 days ago

0 GALILEO 16 (26C)
1 41860U 16069B   24357.18307243  .00000014  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 41860  55.1803 116.1002 0001449  10.3539 349.6205  1.70474816 50410

Epoch: 2024-12-22T04:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-22T04:23:37.457Z)

Latitude	0.00002°
Longitude	-41.03726°
Altitude	23,218.131 km
Speed	3.67 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 44m 22s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-10.46519°
Longitude	146.20495°
Altitude	23,228.679 km
Speed	3.669 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 50m 44s
Apparent Declination	-17° 27' 60"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	13:50:21
Azimuth	94.397° ESE
Elevation	-22.527°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	23,226.38 km
Perigee altitude	23,217.801 km
Semi-major axis	29,600.227 km
Eccentricity	0.0001449
Inclination	55.1803°
RAAN	116.1002°
Arg. of periapsis	10.3539°
True anomaly	349.61751°
Mean anomaly	349.6205°
Eccentric anomaly	349.619°
Mean motion	0.42619 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	844.7 mins