GALAXY 15, 28884
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALAXY 15, 28884 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 UTC via an ARIANE 5GS launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
OSC
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
OSC STAR 2, IHI LAE
Mass
2,033 kg wet, 885 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 30 m
Radar Cross Section
28.709 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 GALAXY 15
1 28884U 05041A 25128.86887369 -.00000120 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 28884 2.4849 81.6111 0012638 129.8799 261.4272 0.98939935 71447Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:51:10.686Z)
Latitude
1.2779°
Longitude
-66.97888°
Altitude
36,171.708 km
Speed
3.06 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 30m 59s
True Declination
1° 16' 36"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-0.00387°
Longitude
81.87686°
Altitude
36,128.909 km
Speed
3.064 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 43m 40s
Apparent Declination
-6° 00' 47"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:00:44
Azimuth
130.991° SE
Elevation
30.717°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2005 (2005-10-13 UTC)
GALAXY 15 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 | 2025-05-09 06:51:50.505Z | 131.005° SE | 2025-05-10 01:42:50.505Z | 133.448° SE | 30.04° | 2025-05-10 06:51:50.505Z | 136.064° SSE |
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