GALAXY 31, 54243
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALAXY 31, 54243 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 12 Nov 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Maxar Space Sol
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SSL-1300, R-4D
Mass
3,300 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 27 m
Radar Cross Section
36.085 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 GALAXY 31
1 54243U 22153A 25190.46537201 .00000028 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 54243 0.0147 43.7318 0000637 82.4945 207.9565 1.00270764 3695Epoch: 2025-07-09T11:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T11:10:08.141Z)
Latitude
-0.03531°
Longitude
-120.99781°
Altitude
35,788.753 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 16m 43s
True Declination
0° 02' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.03462°
Longitude
-1.11952°
Altitude
35,784.06 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 08m 02s
Apparent Declination
-6° 09' 41"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:19:45
Azimuth
203.944° SW
Elevation
41.045°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #153 in the year 2022 (2022-11-12 UTC)
GALAXY 31 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 | 2025-07-09 19:08:20.654Z | 203.936° SW | 2025-07-09 21:54:20.654Z | 203.932° SW | 33.288° | 2025-07-10 19:08:20.654Z | 203.939° SW |
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