GALILEO 13 (26A)

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GALILEO 13 (26A) is classified as:

Galileo

NORAD ID: 41550

Int'l Code: 2016-030B

Perigee: 23,217.2 km

Apogee: 23,241.2 km

Inclination: 56.3 °

Period: 844.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 29600 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 24, 2016
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

GSAT0210 (GALILEO 13) and GSAT0211 (GALILEO 14) joined Europe's Galileo navigation fleet in orbit together after launch from French Guiana aboard a Soyuz rocket, giving the system a dozen of its planned 30 members. The two satellites were made by OHB System of Bremen, Germany, with navigation instrumentation built by Britain's Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. The satellites are assigned to Slot No. 2 and No. 7 in Plane A of the Galileo fleet, which will consist of three orbital pathways, each with eight operational satellites.

1 41550U 16030B   20217.29703498 -.00000008 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9998
2 41550 056.2553 280.6444 0004057 256.2563 103.7888 01.70475368026134

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC