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: 4 days ago
TLE from 4 days ago
0 GALAXY 14
1 28790U 05030A 25286.70699245 -.00000047 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 28790 4.3886 78.0463 0000505 22.4411 203.9348 0.98914437 73788Epoch: 2025-10-13T16:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T16:58:04.147Z)
Latitude
-3.16009°
Longitude
27.29545°
Altitude
36,173.386 km
Speed
3.061 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 17m 16s
True Declination
-3° 09' 25"
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
15:50:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,174.654 km
Perigee altitude
36,170.357 km
Semi-major axis
42,550.643 km
Eccentricity
0.00005
Inclination
4.3886°
RAAN
78.0463°
Arg. of periapsis
22.4411°
True anomaly
203.93245°
Mean anomaly
203.9348°
Eccentric anomaly
203.93363°
Mean motion
0.24728 °/min
Orbital period
1,455.86 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
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
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