GALAXY

NORAD 27445 · COSPAR 2002-030A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4797 @ 35781 x 35792 km x 4.1187 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-11 08:58 UTC Â· 17 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GALAXY 3C (G-3C)
1 27445U 02030A 26315.37366824 -.00000142 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 27445 4.1187 76.2046 0001237 52.2907 321.7149 1.00271678047974

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 15th 2002

Spacecraft age

24 years, 4 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

4.1187Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35781 km

Apogee

35792 km

Eccentricity

0.0001237

RAAN

76.2046Â°

Arg of Perigee

52.2907Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271678 rev/d