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GIOVE-B

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 14.5 hours, on an orbit tilted 60.1° from the equator, between 23,823 and 23,839 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About GIOVE-B

GIOVE-B is a satellite from the European Space Agency, launched on Apr 27, 2008 from Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 871 minutes (1.7 times a day), between 23,810 and 23,838 km up, on an orbit tilted 60.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 60° north and south.

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

GIOVE-B · testbed satellite for the Galileo navigation system

Operated by
European Space Agency
Built by
European Satellite Navigation Industries
Mass
525 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 23,812 km to 23,810 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)
23,81023,82023,83023,840

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