GALILEO 18 (26E)

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Spacetrack Directory Number
2016-11-17
Orbit launches
23229.42 km
Average height
13210.62 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information GALILEO 18 (26E) - TIJMEN

Spacetrack Directory Name GALILEO 18 (26E)
Alternative name TIJMEN
Group GALILEO
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Orbit launches 2016-11-17 (9 years ago)
Days in orbit 3595
Country/organisation of origin European Space Agency (ESA)
Starting point FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 23221 km
Apogee 23224 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 55.56°
Laps per day 2
Orbit MEO (Non-Polar Inclined)
Height GALILEO 18 (26E) 23229.42 km

Additional information GALILEO 18 (26E)

GSAT0214 (GALILEO 18), also known as GalileoSat-18, is a navigation satellite launched on November 17, 2016, from the Guiana Space Center using an Ariane 5ES launch vehicle. The satellite, part of the SmartMEO configuration and manufactured by OHB, has dimensions of 2.7 meters in length, 1.6 meters in diameter, and a span of 14.5 meters. It carries a Galileo Navigation payload and MEO SAR equipment for its mission purposes. With a dry mass of 700 kilograms and a launch mass of 738 kilograms, the satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its shape consists of a box with two panels, and it has a RCS (Reflective Cross Section) of 8.5742. The spacecrafts expected lifetime is 12 years. It operates in orbit for navigation purposes under the ownership of GSAEU (Galileo Satellite Association European Union).

satellite GALILEO 18 (26E) Date of exalting 17.11.2016y. Average height of ISS GALILEO 18 (26E) hundred 23229.42 km. Average velocity GALILEO 18 (26E) is 13210.62 km/h. Inclination GALILEO 18 (26E) satellite 55.44°.

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Update time: 2026-09-20 20:30:21
Average height of ISS GALILEO 18 (26E) is: 23229.42km
Average velocity GALILEO 18 (26E) is: 13210.62km/h
Average orbit height GALILEO 18 (26E) is: 55.44°
GALILEO 18 (26E) a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2016-11-17
GALILEO 18 (26E) is from 3595 days Days in orbit.