Galileo 23-26 (FOC FM19/FM22)

Spacecraft nº:

ESA spacecraft nº: 117/120

Launch data: Type  Galileo 23  Galileo 24  Galileo 25  Galileo 26 Nick Name  Tara  Samuel  Anna  Ellen NORAD ID  43564  43565  43566  43567 Designation  18060A  18060B  18060C  18060D Launch date  25 July 2018 - 11:25 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ES (VA244-L596) Mission  Navigation Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  22896 x 22929 km  22902 x 22918 km  22908 x 22948 km  22899 x 22925 km Eccentricity         Inclination   56.3°   56.3°   56.3°   56.3° Period  844.7 min  844.7 min  844.7 min  844.7 min Decay

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• Four more Galileo navigation satellites were launched on Jul 25, 2018 by the final Ariane 5ES (vehicle L596, flight VA244). The satellites are owned by the EU GNSS Agency and have the usual multiplicity of names: FOC FM19 to 22, GalileoSat-23 to 26, Tara, Samuel, Anna and Ellen.

External links:

• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou

Headquarter cancel Paris