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
Country
US / ITSORelated business
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, 13.5 m
Radar Cross Section
38.593 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 GALAXY 28 (IA 8)
1 28702U 05022A 26068.85658197 -.00000199 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 28702 3.0424 80.1754 0002315 274.3735 94.2496 1.00270822 50989Epoch: 2026-03-09T20:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T20:33:28.682Z)
Latitude
0.43976°
Longitude
-27.08398°
Altitude
35,787.042 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 55m 18s
True Declination
0° 26' 22"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:58:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.692 km
Perigee altitude
35,778.169 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.068 km
Eccentricity
0.00023
Inclination
3.0424°
RAAN
80.1754°
Arg. of periapsis
274.3735°
True anomaly
94.27605°
Mean anomaly
94.2496°
Eccentric anomaly
94.26283°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2005 (2005-06-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GALAXY 28 (IA 8) Visibility
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