GALAXY 14, 28790
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GALAXY 14, 28790 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 13 Aug 2005 UTC via a SOYUZ-FG launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
OSC
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
OSC STAR 2, IHI LAE
Mass
2,087 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6.3 m
Radar Cross Section
13.542 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 GALAXY 14
1 28790U 05030A 25320.42377492 .00000057 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 28790 4.4783 77.6525 0000800 264.8195 88.4640 0.98913793 74111Epoch: 2025-11-16T10:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-16T10:10:14.153Z)
Latitude
-0.51105°
Longitude
-137.35653°
Altitude
36,171.102 km
Speed
3.061 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 43m 45s
True Declination
0° 30' 38"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:40:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,176.094 km
Perigee altitude
36,169.286 km
Semi-major axis
42,550.827 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
4.4783°
RAAN
77.6525°
Arg. of periapsis
264.8195°
True anomaly
88.47316°
Mean anomaly
88.464°
Eccentric anomaly
88.46858°
Mean motion
0.24728 °/min
Orbital period
1,455.87 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2005 (2005-08-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GALAXY 14 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-11-16 21:55:36.946Z | 227.808° WSW | 2025-11-17 16:34:36.946Z | 234.58° WSW | 28.718° | 2025-11-17 21:55:36.946Z | 233.064° WSW |
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