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GALAXY 32, 54244

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 32, 54244 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

54244, 2022-153B

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 (3 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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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 GALAXY 32
1 54244U 22153B   26001.08885466 -.00000161  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 54244   0.0099 359.1284 0002549 316.5137  86.0914  1.00270430 11464

Epoch: 2026-01-01T02:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T02:07:57.042Z)

Latitude

0.02235°

Longitude

-90.97°

Altitude

35,785.787 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 47m 03s

True Declination

0° 01' 20"

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

17:46:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,798.793 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.297 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.182 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

0.0099°

RAAN

359.1284°

Arg. of periapsis

316.5137°

True anomaly

86.12054°

Mean anomaly

86.0914°

Eccentric anomaly

86.10597°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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

GALAXY 31, 54243

FALCON 9 R/B, 54248 (Decayed)

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GALAXY 32 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	2026-01-01 18:01:38.219Z	158.626° S	2026-01-02 06:57:38.219Z	158.558° S	33.586°	2026-01-02 18:01:38.219Z	158.625° S

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GALAXY 32, 54244

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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