Key statistics
Satellite GMS-T at a glance.
Uptime
1735
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GMS-T.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GMS-T
International designator: 2021-004A
Object number (NORAD): 47346
Object ID (CCSDS): 47346
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 109.368 minutes
Inclination: 90.1138 deg
SMA: 7575.673 km
Apoapsis: 1199.571 km
Periapsis: 1195.505 km
RAAN: 239.0688 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002683
Argument of periapsis: 20.2021 deg
Mean anomaly: 339.9216 deg
Mean motion: 13.16651788 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000025800318 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 8:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GMS-T
TLE line 1: 1 47346U 21004A 25293.85922972 .00000018 00000-0 25800-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 47346 90.1138 239.0688 0002683 20.2021 339.9216 13.16651788228102
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GMS-T.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Dedicated mission for a single communication microsatellite that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch will be Rocket Lab’s 18th Electron mission.
GMS-T was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Another One Leaves The Crust (GMS-T)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 20, 2021, 7:26 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Another One Leaves The Crust (GMS-T)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 20, 2021, 7:26 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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ocket Lab successfully launched a communications satellite for German company OHB Group Jan. 20 in the first Electron mission of the year.
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