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GALAXY 28 (IA 8), 28702

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 28 (IA 8), 28702 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat Ltd (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 23 Jun 2005 UTC via a ZENIT-3SL launch vehicle from the Sea Launch (SEAL). 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

28702, 2005-022A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / ITSO

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, R-4D-11-164

Mass

5,493 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-06-23 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-3SL

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 13.5 m

Radar Cross Section

38.593 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 GALAXY 28 (IA 8)
1 28702U 05022A   26008.58367214 -.00000279  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 28702   2.8879  80.9666 0002891 176.8990 354.7552  1.00595182 50377

Epoch: 2026-01-08T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-08T14:00:29.272Z)

Latitude

0.41025°

Longitude

-65.60832°

Altitude

35,683.487 km

Speed

3.079 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 50m 35s

True Declination

0° 24' 35"

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

03:43:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,709.411 km

Perigee altitude

35,685.083 km

Semi-major axis

42,075.384 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

2.8879°

RAAN

80.9666°

Arg. of periapsis

176.899°

True anomaly

354.75217°

Mean anomaly

354.7552°

Eccentric anomaly

354.75369°

Mean motion

0.25148 °/min

Orbital period

1,431.53 mins

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GALAXY 28 (IA 8) 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.
1440 mins	2026-01-09 03:29:02.430Z	126.69° SE	2026-01-09 08:17:02.430Z	124.793° SE	26.945°	2026-01-10 03:29:02.430Z	125.483° SE

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GALAXY 28 (IA 8), 28702

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