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
Orbit
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.6 m
Radar Cross Section
38.593 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 GALAXY 28 (IA 8)
1 28702U 05022A 25191.61551978 -.00000176 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 28702 2.4175 83.2519 0002682 26.8791 311.5225 1.00270328 48553Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:46:20.909Z)
Latitude
-0.88°
Longitude
-88.71386°
Altitude
35,779.073 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 06m 36s
True Declination
0° 52' 45"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-2.43059°
Longitude
-162.89131°
Altitude
35,793.023 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 18m 21s
Apparent Declination
-8° 53' 15"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:04:23
Azimuth
156.475° SSE
Elevation
38.282°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2005 (2005-06-23 UTC)
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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-07-11 09:46:37.707Z | 156.483° SSE | 2025-07-11 22:07:37.707Z | 154.098° SSE | 34.477° | 2025-07-12 09:46:37.707Z | 156.493° SSE |
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