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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 GALAXY 11
1 26038U 99071A 26314.62884435 -.00000197 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 26038 7.1151 68.8342 0005986 317.7958 61.5916 0.99026807 98461Epoch: 2026-11-10T15:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-10T15:05:32.151Z)
Latitude
2.37616°
Longitude
171.94754°
Altitude
36,126.25 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 52m 28s
True Declination
2° 22' 26"
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
06:06:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,165.749 km
Perigee altitude
36,114.845 km
Semi-major axis
42,518.434 km
Eccentricity
0.0006
Inclination
7.1151°
RAAN
68.8342°
Arg. of periapsis
317.7958°
True anomaly
61.65196°
Mean anomaly
61.5916°
Eccentric anomaly
61.62178°
Mean motion
0.24756 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.2 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
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