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GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13), 27854

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13), 27854 is a payload satellite owned by Echostar (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 08 Aug 2003 UTC via a ZENIT-3SL launch vehicle from the Sea Launch (SEAL). 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

27854, 2003-034A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Echostar Corp (US)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, R-4D-11-164

Mass

4,737 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2003-08-08 (22 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-3SL

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.8 m

Radar Cross Section

40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)
1 27854U 03034A   25189.81158637 -.00000155  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 27854   2.3076  83.9344 0002344  74.3417 235.0854  0.99300061 85093

Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:28:41.062Z)

Latitude

-1.78146°

Longitude

174.19404°

Altitude

36,066.614 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 13m 27s

True Declination

-1° 46' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.10376°

Longitude

15.91876°

Altitude

36,058.331 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 13m 50s

Apparent Declination

-4° 25' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:10:49

Azimuth

266.122° W

Elevation

-2.257°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,072.233 km

Perigee altitude

36,052.337 km

Semi-major axis

42,440.422 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

2.3076°

RAAN

83.9344°

Arg. of periapsis

74.3417°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

235.0854°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24824 °/min

Orbital period

1,450.2 mins

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