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
Country
US / ITSORelated business
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, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
28.709 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 GALAXY 15
1 28884U 05041A 26093.64991545 -.00000272 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 28884 3.3437 78.0683 0014112 146.8478 353.6961 0.98943379 74704Epoch: 2026-04-03T15:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T15:35:52.694Z)
Latitude
2.12752°
Longitude
152.70014°
Altitude
36,102.543 km
Speed
3.065 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 34m 36s
True Declination
2° 07' 31"
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
02:39:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,224.248 km
Perigee altitude
36,104.176 km
Semi-major axis
42,542.349 km
Eccentricity
0.00141
Inclination
3.3437°
RAAN
78.0683°
Arg. of periapsis
146.8478°
True anomaly
353.67831°
Mean anomaly
353.6961°
Eccentric anomaly
353.68721°
Mean motion
0.24735 °/min
Orbital period
1,455.43 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2005 (2005-10-13 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 15 Visibility
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