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GSAT-7 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 39234)
Track GSAT-7 (NORAD catalog number 39234) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It is object B of 2013's 44th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 2013-044B). It went up together with 1 other satellite from that launch still in the active catalog. As of this element set it had completed roughly 4,608 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, GSAT-7 sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0005). Its near-equatorial 0.3° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 87.3°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,772 km × 35,816 km |
| Inclination | 0.29° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00052 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2013-044B |
| NORAD catalog number | 39234 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Navigation group
GSAT-7 is part of Europe's Galileo fleet — one of 173 global-navigation satellites in the WatchSat catalog across GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou. GNSS spacecraft broadcast precise time signals from orbits around 20,000 km up; a phone fixes its position by comparing several of them at once. See the whole navigation group live in 3D.
Can you see GSAT-7 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude GSAT-7 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of GSAT-7 in the Navigation group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242) (NORAD 39166)
- COSMOS 2485 [GLONASS-M] (NORAD 39155)
- GSAT-14 (NORAD 39498)
- BEIDOU-2 G6 (NORAD 38953)
- NAVSTAR 69 (USA 248) (NORAD 39533)
- GSAT0103 (GALILEO-FM3) (NORAD 38857)
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