GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30)
NORAD 59600· COSPAR 2024-079C· Navigation· MEO
Launch
Launched on Apr 28, 2024 from Launch Complex 39A, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 07:09 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
Apr 28, 2024
Mass
733 kg
Apogee
23,241 km
Perigee
23,217 km
Inclination
55.17°
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.
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.0 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
23217 × 23241 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
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2024-079 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)).
- GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29) · 59598
Sources & further reading
Embed this satellite on your site
Free for editorial use. Attribution back to LowEarth is required.
<iframe src="https://lowearth.app/embed/59600" width="640" height="400" frameborder="0" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>