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GALAXY 36, 54742

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 36, 54742 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 13 Dec 2022 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA+ launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

54742, 2022-170B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar Space Sol

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, R-4D

Mass

3,150 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-12-13 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA+

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 12 m

Radar Cross Section

30.995 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 GALAXY 36
1 54742U 22170B   25151.56747941 -.00000190  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 54742   0.0300  98.2841 0002634 344.6854 281.6298  1.00271237  8948

Epoch: 2025-05-31T13:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T13:37:10.221Z)

Latitude

-0.0045°

Longitude

-89.02065°

Altitude

35,783.974 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 18m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.01317°

Longitude

161.00574°

Altitude

35,797.311 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 06m 44s

Apparent Declination

-6° 12' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:53:53

Azimuth

155.727° SSE

Elevation

40.91°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,798.925 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.712 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.956 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

0.03°

RAAN

98.2841°

Arg. of periapsis

344.6854°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.6298°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #170 in the year 2022 (2022-12-13 UTC)

GALAXY 35, 54741

METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1), 54743

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 54744

ARIANE 5 R/B, 54745

GALAXY 36 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	2025-06-01 06:14:24.854Z	155.736° SSE	2025-06-01 21:28:24.854Z	155.701° SSE	33.227°	2025-06-02 06:14:24.854Z	155.741° SSE

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