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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

28884, 2005-041A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

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)

2005-10-13 (20 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5GS

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

28.709 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 GALAXY 15
1 28884U 05041A   25176.86900983  .00000070  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 28884   2.6091  81.1790 0013885 125.6429  83.3789  0.98938008 71911

Epoch: 2025-06-25T20:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-25T20:51:22.449Z)

Latitude

-1.30077°

Longitude

63.26199°

Altitude

36,157.473 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 21m 23s

True Declination

-1° 17' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.6307°

Longitude

-108.0517°

Altitude

36,161.785 km

Speed

3.061 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 02m 05s

Apparent Declination

-3° 27' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:54:05

Azimuth

21.242° NNE

Elevation

-51.695°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,224.826 km

Perigee altitude

36,106.681 km

Semi-major axis

42,543.89 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

2.6091°

RAAN

81.179°

Arg. of periapsis

125.6429°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

83.3789°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24734 °/min

Orbital period

1,455.51 mins

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2005 (2005-10-13 UTC)

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GALAXY 15 Visibility

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