GALAXY 37, 57493
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALAXY 37, 57493 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Aug 2023 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
~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 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)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 GALAXY 37
1 57493U 23112A 26171.39489199 .00000044 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 57493 0.0142 358.8482 0002022 87.9609 196.9518 1.00271511 10570Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28:38.667Z)
Latitude
-0.03283°
Longitude
-127.00492°
Altitude
35,794.356 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 55m 03s
True Declination
0° 01' 58"
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
21:33:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,796.268 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.216 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.879 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
0.0142°
RAAN
358.8482°
Arg. of periapsis
87.9609°
True anomaly
196.94505°
Mean anomaly
196.9518°
Eccentric anomaly
196.94842°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #112 in the year 2023 (2023-08-03 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 37 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 | 2026-06-22 10:31:58.292Z | 212.056° SW | 2026-06-22 22:31:58.292Z | 212.054° SW | 31.977° | 2026-06-23 10:31:58.292Z | 212.056° SW |
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