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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
Last TLE update
11 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)
2005-06-23 (20 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ZENIT-3SL
Launch site
Sea Launch (SEAL)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
38.593 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 GALAXY 28 (IA 8)
1 28702U 05022A   25199.53915146 -.00000182  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 28702   2.4372  83.1542 0002797  34.8586 283.9614  1.00271952 48632
Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:56:22.686Z)
Latitude
-1.60884°
Longitude
-88.70961°
Altitude
35,783.402 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 47m 53s
True Declination
-1° 36' 26"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
2.15093°
Longitude
71.07082°
Altitude
35,784.524 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 35m 31s
Apparent Declination
-3° 48' 10"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:21:08
Azimuth
154.184° SSE
Elevation
43.062°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.409 km
Perigee altitude
35,775.822 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.753 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
2.4372°
RAAN
83.1542°
Arg. of periapsis
34.8586°
True anomaly
283.93029°
Mean anomaly
283.9614°
Eccentric anomaly
283.94585°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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