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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
14 hours ago
Origin
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 14 hours ago
0 GALS 1
1 22963U 94002A   25183.50768156  .00000010  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 22963  14.5687 356.5086 0010305 205.9984 323.9840  1.00191242115202
Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:11:03.686Z)
Latitude
2.52773°
Longitude
63.19717°
Altitude
35,773.488 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 07m 00s
True Declination
2° 31' 31"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
4.82072°
Longitude
-88.13717°
Altitude
35,851.249 km
Speed
3.071 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 06m 55s
Apparent Declination
0° 38' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:52:23
Azimuth
17.624° NNE
Elevation
-49.384°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,853.635 km
Perigee altitude
35,766.685 km
Semi-major axis
42,188.297 km
Eccentricity
0.00103
Inclination
14.5687°
RAAN
356.5086°
Arg. of periapsis
205.9984°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
323.984°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25047 °/min
Orbital period
1,437.3 mins
BSTAR
0
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