GSAT0215 (GALILEO 19)

NORAD 43055· COSPAR 2017-079A· Navigation· MEO

Launch

Launched on Dec 12, 2017 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 ES.

Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18) →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 17:21 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

Dec 12, 2017

Mass

733 kg

Apogee

23,239 km

Perigee

23,219 km

Inclination

55.06°

Period

14.08 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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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for GSAT0215 (GALILEO 19) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

+0.1 km

Rate

+0.00 km/day

Now

23219 × 23239 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2017-079 (Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)).

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