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GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 59600)
Track GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) (NORAD catalog number 59600) 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 2024's 79th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 2024-079C). 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 1,472 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.67 km/s, GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 23,217–23,241 km altitude, taking about 14.1 hours per revolution (1.70 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0004). Inclined 55.2° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 55° 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 | ~23,217 km × 23,241 km |
| Inclination | 55.17° |
| Orbital period | 844.7 min (1.70 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00041 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-04 |
| COSPAR designation | 2024-079C |
| NORAD catalog number | 59600 |
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
GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) 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 GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) 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 GSAT0227 (GALILEO 30) in the Navigation group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- GSAT0225 (GALILEO 29) (NORAD 59598)
- BEIDOU-3 M26 (NORAD 58655)
- BEIDOU-3 M28 (NORAD 58654)
- GSAT0232 (GALILEO 32) (NORAD 61182)
- GSAT0226 (GALILEO 31) (NORAD 61183)
- BEIDOU-3 M25 (NORAD 61186)
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