GALAXY

NORAD 27445 · COSPAR 2002-030A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4765 @ 35781 x 35792 km x 4.0373 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 01:40 UTC Â· 18.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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GALAXY 3C (G-3C)
1 27445U 02030A 26284.06990898 -.00000156 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 27445 4.0373 76.5366 0001281 48.5453 184.9333 1.00271758047659

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 15th 2002

Spacecraft age

24 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

PanAmSat (Intelsat S.A.)/DirecTV, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Boeing Satellite Systems

Launch mass

4,860 kg

Power

18,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

4.0373Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35781 km

Apogee

35792 km

Eccentricity

0.0001281

RAAN

76.5366Â°

Arg of Perigee

48.5453Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271758 rev/d