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
Country
USRelated business
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, 13.5 m
Radar Cross Section
36.085 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 GALAXY 31
1 54243U 22153A 25260.91564433 -.00000008 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 54243 0.0159 207.9919 0001586 2.5044 355.2263 1.00272207 4402Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:58:31.67Z)
Latitude
0.01027°
Longitude
-120.99367°
Altitude
35,779.296 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 42m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 37"
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
01:31:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.235 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.86 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.684 km
Eccentricity
0.00016
Inclination
0.0159°
RAAN
207.9919°
Arg. of periapsis
2.5044°
True anomaly
355.22479°
Mean anomaly
355.2263°
Eccentric anomaly
355.22554°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #153 in the year 2022 (2022-11-12 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 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 | 2025-09-18 08:41:57.426Z | 203.899° SW | 2025-09-19 03:20:57.426Z | 203.898° SW | 33.287° | 2025-09-19 08:41:57.426Z | 203.898° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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