Place

Galileo's second Earth perigee, 8 December 1992

flyby perigee (ground point)

Flyby perigee (ground point)0

Note

The point on the ground beneath Galileo at closest approach (1992-12-08 15:09:25 UTC), over the South Atlantic, computed from JPL Horizons' reconstructed trajectory (sub-observer point, geodetic; distance 6,674 km from Earth's centre). Acedo (2017) tabulates the same perigee's geocentric latitude.

Happened here 1

Galileo's second flyby at 303 km, with −4.6 mm/s after drag

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Galileo's second Earth perigee, 8 December 1992 [Place PLC0CWYE79W673H]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE79W673H

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0cwye79w673h,
  title     = {Galileo's second Earth perigee, 8 December 1992},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0CWYE79W673H},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE79W673H}
}