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GALS 1, 22963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALS 1, 22963 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 20 Jan 1994 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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GALS 1 details

Identifier	22963, 1994-002A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	16 hours ago
Origin	INFK/LAND (CIS)
Manufacturer	NPO PM
Mission	Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	GALS, Unknown motor
Mass	2,600 kg wet, ~2,400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1994-01-20 (31 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-K/DM-2M
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	34.346 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 GALS 1
1 22963U 94002A   24346.47308801 -.00000367  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 22963  14.5946 358.0407 0013174 210.3473 155.4063  1.00244417113176

Epoch: 2024-12-11T11:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T11:21:14.804Z)

Latitude	1.46804°
Longitude	112.67901°
Altitude	35,844.059 km
Speed	3.071 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 14m 37s
True Declination	1° 27' 60"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-13.56214°
Longitude	-5.2964°
Altitude	35,752.797 km
Speed	3.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 07m 35s
Apparent Declination	-17° 13' 48"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	01:53:32
Azimuth	298.288° NW
Elevation	-53.212°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,850.799 km
Perigee altitude	35,739.68 km
Semi-major axis	42,173.377 km
Eccentricity	0.0013174
Inclination	14.5946°
RAAN	358.0407°
Arg. of periapsis	210.3473°
True anomaly	155.46903°
Mean anomaly	155.4063°
Eccentric anomaly	155.43768°
Mean motion	0.2506 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.54 mins