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GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17) — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 41861)
Track GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17) (NORAD catalog number 41861) 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 C of 2016's 69th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 2016-069C). It went up together with 3 other satellites from that launch still in the active catalog. As of this element set it had completed roughly 6,089 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.67 km/s, GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17) operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 23,222–23,236 km altitude, taking about 14.1 hours per revolution (1.70 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0002). Inclined 55.5° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 56° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 98.9°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~23,222 km × 23,236 km |
| Inclination | 55.55° |
| Orbital period | 844.7 min (1.70 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00023 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-05 |
| COSPAR designation | 2016-069C |
| NORAD catalog number | 41861 |
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
GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17) 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 GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17) from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17) 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 GSAT0213 (GALILEO 17) in the Navigation group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- GSAT0212 (GALILEO 16) (NORAD 41860)
- GSAT0214 (GALILEO 18) (NORAD 41862)
- GSAT0207 (GALILEO 15) (NORAD 41859)
- GSAT-18 (NORAD 41793)
- BEIDOU-2 G7 (NORAD 41586)
- GSAT0210 (GALILEO 13) (NORAD 41550)
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