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GSAT0206 (GALILEO 10)
European Navigation Satellite (Galileo) · ESA / European Commission
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GSAT0206 (Galileo 10), launched September 2015, is part of Galileo's steady constellation build-out toward full 30-satellite global coverage. Beyond basic positioning, Galileo was the first satellite navigation system explicitly designed with a dedicated Search and Rescue payload, relaying distress signals from emergency beacons and — uniquely among the major systems — sending an automatic return-link confirmation back to the beacon, letting a stranded sailor or hiker know their distress call was actually received.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbita high vantage point, ideal for navigation
- Altitude
- 14,429–14,439 mi (23,222–23,237 km)
- Inclination
- 54.9°
- One orbit
- 14.1 hours1.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40890
- Int’l designator
- 2015-045B
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 16 Sep 2026.
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