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GALAXY 11, 26038

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 11, 26038 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Dec 1999 UTC via an ARIANE 44L launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

26038, 1999-071A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Intelsat (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-702, R-4D-11-300

Mass

4,484 kg wet, ~4,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-12-22 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 17.0 m

Radar Cross Section

53.041 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 GALAXY 11
1 26038U 99071A   25319.66416976 -.00000199  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 26038   6.2022  73.1837 0005603 299.4554 271.6882  0.99026168 94899

Epoch: 2025-11-15T15:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-15T15:56:24.267Z)

Latitude

-3.20125°

Longitude

-9.99291°

Altitude

36,138.864 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 56m 23s

True Declination

-3° 11' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:16:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,164.309 km

Perigee altitude

36,116.662 km

Semi-major axis

42,518.623 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

6.2022°

RAAN

73.1837°

Arg. of periapsis

299.4554°

True anomaly

271.62402°

Mean anomaly

271.6882°

Eccentric anomaly

271.65611°

Mean motion

0.24756 °/min

Orbital period

1,454.21 mins

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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 1999 (1999-12-22 UTC)

ARIANE 44L R/B, 26039 (Decayed)

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GALAXY 11, 26038

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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