GALILEO 9 (205)

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GALILEO 9 (205) is classified as:

Galileo

NORAD ID: 40889

Int'l Code: 2015-045A

Perigee: 23,221.8 km

Apogee: 23,237.0 km

Inclination: 55.1 °

Period: 844.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 29600 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 11, 2015
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

GSAT 0205 (GALILEO 9) or "Alba" is a navigation satellite targeting Plane A of the Galileo constellation. The spacecraft carries L-band navigation payloads built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. of the United Kingdom, which is also responsible for supplying highly-accurate atomic timepieces for the satellites.

1 40889U 15045A   25171.31380242  .00000043  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40889  55.0652 231.6007 0002577   2.9546 357.1301  1.70473523 60840

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC