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GALAXY 16, 29236

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 16, 29236 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 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

29236, 2006-023A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, R-4D-11-164

Mass

4,640 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2006-06-18 (20 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-3SL

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 15.5 m

Radar Cross Section

40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 GALAXY 16
1 29236U 06023A   26171.37239705 -.00000131  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 29236   0.0399 169.8247 0002593 277.9696 215.8483  1.00271600 73005

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:56:15.105Z)

Latitude

-0.00924°

Longitude

-99.01343°

Altitude

35,795.038 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 14m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:25:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,798.651 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.784 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.854 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

0.0399°

RAAN

169.8247°

Arg. of periapsis

277.9696°

True anomaly

215.8309°

Mean anomaly

215.8483°

Eccentric anomaly

215.8396°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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GALAXY 16 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	2026-06-21 01:29:19.152Z	170.46° S	2026-06-21 03:45:19.152Z	170.474° S	34.503°	2026-06-22 01:29:19.152Z	170.464° S

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GALAXY 16, 29236

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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