GALAXY

NORAD 27854 · COSPAR 2003-034A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #8083 @ 36136 x 36185 km x 2.4432 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-08-31 13:58 UTC Â· 9806.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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GALAXY 23 (G-23)
1 27854U 03034A 25243.58262765 -.00000101 00000+0 00000+0 0 9994
2 27854 2.4432 83.2067 0005774 132.2507 262.2748 0.98953725 80830

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 8th 2003

Spacecraft age

23 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Echostar Satellite Services, LLC/Intelsat

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

4,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

2.4432Â°

Period

1455.23 min

Perigee

36136 km

Apogee

36185 km

Eccentricity

0.0005774

RAAN

83.2067Â°

Arg of Perigee

132.2507Â°

Mean Motion

0.98953725 rev/d