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GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17)
European Navigation Satellite (Galileo) · ESA / European Commission
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GSAT0213 (Galileo 17), one of four satellites launched together in November 2016 aboard a specially modified Ariane 5 — the rocket's payload fairing and dispenser system had to be custom-engineered to safely release four separate navigation satellites into their correct individual orbital slots from a single launch vehicle. The custom Ariane 5 dispenser built for this launch had to release all four satellites at slightly different times and trajectories, threading them precisely into four separate points along Galileo's orbital planes without any risk of collision immediately after separation.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbita high vantage point, ideal for navigation
- Altitude
- 14,430–14,438 mi (23,223–23,235 km)
- Inclination
- 55.6°
- One orbit
- 14.1 hours1.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41861
- Int’l designator
- 2016-069C
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 15 Sep 2026.
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