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GALS 1, 22963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALS 1, 22963 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 20 Jan 1994 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

22963, 1994-002A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

AO Informkosmos (CIS)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

GALS, Unknown motor

Mass

2,600 kg wet, ~2,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1994-01-20 (31 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

34.346 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 GALS 1
1 22963U 94002A   25186.01086580  .00000022  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 22963  14.5684 356.4897 0010338 206.3037 146.5795  1.00191810115229

Epoch: 2025-07-05T00:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T00:15:38.805Z)

Latitude

-1.7744°

Longitude

62.49157°

Altitude

35,845.052 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 18m 37s

True Declination

-1° 46' 21"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.54956°

Longitude

-51.90226°

Altitude

35,774.764 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 46m 49s

Apparent Declination

-16° 03' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:35:35

Azimuth

27.461° NE

Elevation

-63.89°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,853.615 km

Perigee altitude

35,766.386 km

Semi-major axis

42,188.138 km

Eccentricity

0.00103

Inclination

14.5684°

RAAN

356.4897°

Arg. of periapsis

206.3037°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

146.5795°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25047 °/min

Orbital period

1,437.29 mins

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1994 (1994-01-20 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 22964 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 22965 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 22966

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 22967 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 22968 (Decayed)

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