GALAXY 36, 54742
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALAXY 36, 54742 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
30.995 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 GALAXY 36
1 54742U 22170B 25257.56780483 -.00000198 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 54742 0.0090 181.7757 0001746 323.1843 324.2436 1.00270789 10011Epoch: 2025-09-14T13:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T13:37:38.337Z)
Latitude
-0.02355°
Longitude
-89.00739°
Altitude
35,780.392 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 16m 44s
True Declination
0° 01' 25"
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
21:25:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,795.307 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.582 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.082 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
0.009°
RAAN
181.7757°
Arg. of periapsis
323.1843°
True anomaly
324.23191°
Mean anomaly
324.2436°
Eccentric anomaly
324.23775°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #170 in the year 2022 (2022-12-13 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 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-15 04:48:07.276Z | 155.744° SSE | 2025-09-16 01:28:07.276Z | 155.714° SSE | 33.232° | 2025-09-16 04:48:07.276Z | 155.747° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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