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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

54243, 2022-153A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

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)

2022-11-12 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 13.5 m

Radar Cross Section

36.085 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 GALAXY 31
1 54243U 22153A   26171.22547549  .00000008  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 54243   0.0250  88.2921 0001170 352.9233 147.3806  1.00272126  7167

Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:24:41.082Z)

Latitude

0.00141°

Longitude

-120.99859°

Altitude

35,790.159 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 14m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 05"

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

21:37:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.503 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.636 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.707 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

0.025°

RAAN

88.2921°

Arg. of periapsis

352.9233°

True anomaly

147.38783°

Mean anomaly

147.3806°

Eccentric anomaly

147.38421°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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Other satellites on launch #153 in the year 2022 (2022-11-12 UTC)

FALCON 9 R/B, 54248 (Decayed)

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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.
1440 mins	2026-06-22 10:35:10.568Z	203.928° SW	2026-06-23 00:55:10.568Z	203.92° SW	33.282°	2026-06-23 10:35:10.568Z	203.925° SW

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GALAXY 31, 54243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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