GALAXY

NORAD 29236 · COSPAR 2006-023A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7437 @ 35777 x 35798 km x 0.0367 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 07:16 UTC Â· 29.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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GALAXY 16 (G-16)
1 29236U 06023A 26308.30345000 -.00000132 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 29236 0.0367 106.9075 0002565 115.9859 190.9201 1.00268207074373

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 18th 2006

Spacecraft age

20 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

PanAmSat (Intelsat S.A.)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

4,640 kg

Power

10,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0367Â°

Period

1436.15 min

Perigee

35777 km

Apogee

35798 km

Eccentricity

0.0002565

RAAN

106.9075Â°

Arg of Perigee

115.9859Â°

Mean Motion

1.00268207 rev/d