GALAXY 17, 31307
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALAXY 17, 31307 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat Ltd (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 04 May 2007 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 3000B3, S400
Mass
4,107 kg wet, 1,750 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 18.4 m
Radar Cross Section
25.435 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 GALAXY 17
1 31307U 07016B 25291.25148921 -.00000211 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 31307 2.3563 82.9490 0006724 160.6942 148.9097 1.00273855 67376Epoch: 2025-10-18T06:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T06:02:08.667Z)
Latitude
-1.81327°
Longitude
-84.92756°
Altitude
35,810.115 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 10m 22s
True Declination
-1° 48' 41"
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
19:22:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,815.434 km
Perigee altitude
35,758.731 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.219 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
2.3563°
RAAN
82.949°
Arg. of periapsis
160.6942°
True anomaly
148.94946°
Mean anomaly
148.9097°
Eccentric anomaly
148.92958°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 2007 (2007-05-04 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 17 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 | 2025-10-19 00:31:52.928Z | 151.108° SSE | 2025-10-19 15:21:52.928Z | 149.01° SSE | 33.676° | 2025-10-20 00:31:52.928Z | 151.117° SSE |
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