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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 17.0 m
Radar Cross Section
53.041 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 GALAXY 11
1 26038U 99071A 25260.91876434 .00000020 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 26038 6.0481 73.8796 0005997 333.1856 175.0878 0.99020575 94319Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:03:01.238Z)
Latitude
3.19724°
Longitude
-105.54574°
Altitude
36,165.56 km
Speed
3.06 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 49m 11s
True Declination
3° 11' 39"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:24:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,167.587 km
Perigee altitude
36,116.588 km
Semi-major axis
42,520.224 km
Eccentricity
0.0006
Inclination
6.0481°
RAAN
73.8796°
Arg. of periapsis
333.1856°
True anomaly
175.09368°
Mean anomaly
175.0878°
Eccentric anomaly
175.09074°
Mean motion
0.24754 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.3 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 1999 (1999-12-22 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GALAXY 11 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-18 10:34:34.419Z | 184.14° SSW | 2025-09-18 18:22:34.419Z | 187.707° SSW | 37.631° | 2025-09-19 10:34:34.419Z | 190.652° SSW |
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