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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

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

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

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

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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2005 (2005-06-23 UTC)

BLOCK DM-SL R/B, 28703 (Decayed)

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	2025-07-18 23:33:30.515Z	154.193° SSE	2025-07-19 21:40:30.515Z	154.069° SSE	34.482°	2025-07-19 23:33:30.515Z	154.198° SSE

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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