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GALAXY 18, 32951

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 18, 32951 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat Ltd (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 21 May 2008 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

32951, 2008-024A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

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)

2008-05-21 (17 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-3SL

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 31 m

Radar Cross Section

40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GALAXY 18
1 32951U 08024A   25162.56364154  .00000044  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 32951   0.0170  13.7932 0003451  73.8353 252.4298  1.00272684 42139

Epoch: 2025-06-11T13:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-11T13:31:38.629Z)

Latitude

-0.01394°

Longitude

-123.04267°

Altitude

35,790.237 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 40m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.00834°

Longitude

-111.88178°

Altitude

35,787.397 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 15m 29s

Apparent Declination

-6° 11' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:36:22

Azimuth

206.762° SW

Elevation

40.256°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,801.965 km

Perigee altitude

35,772.862 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.55 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

0.017°

RAAN

13.7932°

Arg. of periapsis

73.8353°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

252.4298°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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GALAXY 18 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	2025-06-12 14:12:13.154Z	206.753° SW	2025-06-12 22:45:13.154Z	206.69° SW	32.901°	2025-06-13 14:12:13.154Z	206.744° SW

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