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GALEX

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 98 minutes, on an orbit tilted 29.0° from the equator, between 672 and 684 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About GALEX

GALEX is a satellite from the United States, launched on Apr 28, 2003 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It circles Earth every 98 minutes (14.7 times a day), between 671 and 676 km up, on an orbit tilted 29.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 29° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

former NASA ultraviolet space telescope

Operated by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Built by
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mass
312 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 671 km to 671 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
670672674676Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.