GALAXY

NORAD 28702 · COSPAR 2005-022A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5321 @ 35779 x 35795 km x 3.6098 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 06:48 UTC Â· 13.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

// click to check

Current TLE

// onowactive

GALAXY 28 (G-28)
1 28702U 05022A 26291.28353222 -.00000196 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 28702 3.6098 77.3280 0001852 135.2759 249.1665 1.00270409053219

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 23rd 2005

Spacecraft age

21 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Intelsat S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

5,493 kg

Power

16,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

3.6098Â°

Period

1436.12 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0001852

RAAN

77.328Â°

Arg of Perigee

135.2759Â°

Mean Motion

1.00270409 rev/d