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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

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

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, 34 m

Radar Cross Section

53.041 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GALAXY 11
1 26038U 99071A   25196.49050914 -.00000130  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 26038   5.8830  74.6811 0009946 336.8487 242.7560  0.99023499 93675

Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:46:19.989Z)

Latitude

-3.75657°

Longitude

-176.1264°

Altitude

36,159.748 km

Speed

3.06 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 36m 09s

True Declination

-3° 45' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.77881°

Longitude

-27.96366°

Altitude

36,103.241 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 02m 48s

Apparent Declination

-4° 50' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:19:14

Azimuth

259.267° W

Elevation

5.178°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,183.541 km

Perigee altitude

36,098.962 km

Semi-major axis

42,519.388 km

Eccentricity

0.00099

Inclination

5.883°

RAAN

74.6811°

Arg. of periapsis

336.8487°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

242.756°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24755 °/min

Orbital period

1,454.25 mins

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ARIANE 44L R/B, 26039 (Decayed)

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