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GSAT0233 (GALILEO 33)
Galileo Navigation Satellite · European Space Agency
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GSAT0233 (Galileo 33), part of Europe's independent satellite navigation constellation, contributing part of Europe's push toward genuinely global availability, a milestone the program has chased since its first satellite reached orbit in 2011 following anxieties about GPS dependence exposed during the 1999 Kosovo conflict.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbita high vantage point, ideal for navigation
- Altitude
- 14,428–14,440 mi (23,220–23,238 km)
- Inclination
- 54.4°
- One orbit
- 14.1 hours1.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 67160
- Int’l designator
- 2025-302A
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 20 Sep 2026.
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