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GALAXY 11, 26038

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 11, 26038 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Dec 1999 UTC via an ARIANE 44L launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

26038, 1999-071A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-702, R-4D-11-300

Mass

4,484 kg wet, ~4,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-12-22 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 34 m

Radar Cross Section

53.041 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 GALAXY 11
1 26038U 99071A   25182.68742605  .00000060  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 26038   5.8507  74.8438 0010799 333.9082   4.9545  0.99019468 93537

Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:29:53.61Z)

Latitude

-2.10063°

Longitude

-113.6222°

Altitude

36,095.457 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 35m 19s

True Declination

-2° 05' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.96594°

Longitude

67.77031°

Altitude

36,186.224 km

Speed

3.059 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 35m 18s

Apparent Declination

-3° 57' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:24:11

Azimuth

197.288° SSW

Elevation

44.709°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,188.323 km

Perigee altitude

36,096.488 km

Semi-major axis

42,520.542 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

5.8507°

RAAN

74.8438°

Arg. of periapsis

333.9082°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

4.9545°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24754 °/min

Orbital period

1,454.31 mins

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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 1999 (1999-12-22 UTC)

ARIANE 44L R/B, 26039 (Decayed)

GALAXY 11 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-07-02 04:42:44.506Z	197.281° SSW	2025-07-03 00:11:44.506Z	204.724° SW	36.524°	2025-07-03 04:42:44.506Z	204.194° SW

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