GSAT0205 (GALILEO 9)
NORAD 40889· COSPAR 2015-045A· Navigation· MEO
Launch
Launched on Sep 11, 2015 from Soyuz Launch Complex, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz STB Fregat.
Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L5 (FOC FM05-FM06) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-05-24 07:17 UTC
Orbit class
MEO — Medium Earth (2,000–30,000 km, e.g. GPS / Galileo)
Operator
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Country
European Space Agency
Manufacturer
Surrey Satellite Technology
Launched
Sep 11, 2015
Mass
733 kg
Apogee
23,609 km
Perigee
23,570 km
Inclination
54.94°
Period
14.34 h
Part of the Galileo constellation · this satellite is one of 50
European satellite navigation. ~28 active sats in MEO at ~23,222 km.
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