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GALS 2, 23717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALS 2, 23717 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Fri, 17 Nov 1995 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2 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

23717, 1995-063A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

AO Informkosmos (RU)

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)

1995-11-17 (30 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2

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 2 days ago

0 GALS 2
1 23717U 95063A   25140.34266806  .00000033  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 23717  14.3611   5.5367 0006664 335.6722 211.0432  0.99892419107703

Epoch: 2025-05-20T08:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-20T08:13:26.52Z)

Latitude

-1.66218°

Longitude

-169.59159°

Altitude

35,917.148 km

Speed

3.069 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 48m 02s

True Declination

-1° 39' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.18419°

Longitude

-155.38533°

Altitude

35,913.146 km

Speed

3.069 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 19m 10s

Apparent Declination

-11° 01' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:15:36

Azimuth

251.325° W

Elevation

4.792°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,922.423 km

Perigee altitude

35,866.083 km

Semi-major axis

42,272.39 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

14.3611°

RAAN

5.5367°

Arg. of periapsis

335.6722°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

211.0432°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24972 °/min

Orbital period

1,441.6 mins

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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1995 (1995-11-17 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 23718 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 23719 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 23720

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23721 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR), 23722 (Decayed)

GALS 2 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
624 mins	2025-05-22 20:39:03.135Z	257.849° W	2025-05-23 02:22:03.135Z	266.967° W	17.048°	2025-05-23 07:03:03.135Z	257.728° W

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