Galileo · Navigation
GSAT0218 (GALILEO 22)
OperationalNavigationMEONORAD 43058
GSAT0218 (GALILEO 22) is a European Space Agency (ESA) navigation satellite, part of the Galileo constellation, launched on December 12, 2017 into MEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- December 12, 2017 at 06:36 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 5 ES →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 23,235 km
- Periapsis
- 23,209 km
- Inclination
- 55.07°
- Orbital period
- 844.7 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Manufacturer
- OHB-System GmbH, SSTL
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 732.8 kg
- Design lifetime
- 12 years
- Dimensions
- 2.53 × 1.2 × 1.1 m
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2017-079D
- NORAD catalog №
- 43058
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Agency
- Constellation
- Galileo
- Status
- Operational
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