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GALAXY 31, 54243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 31, 54243 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 12 Nov 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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	54243, 2022-153A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	12 hours ago
Origin	INTEL (US)
Manufacturer	Maxar Space Sol
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	SSL-1300, R-4D
Mass	3,300 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2022-11-12 (2 years ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 27 m
Radar Cross Section	36.085 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 GALAXY 31
1 54243U 22153A   25091.54914073  .00000007  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 54243   0.0140 226.4144 0001223 131.9193 268.5020  1.00273009  2707

Epoch: 2025-04-01T13:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T13:10:45.759Z)

Latitude	0.02669°
Longitude	-121.0096°
Altitude	35,785.887 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	17h 47m 19s
True Declination	0° 01' 36"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.02642°
Longitude	62.13853°
Altitude	35,785.851 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	05h 51m 43s
Apparent Declination	-6° 13' 44"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:03:21
Azimuth	203.886° SW
Elevation	40.988°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,792.479 km
Perigee altitude	35,782.165 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.459 km
Eccentricity	0.0001223
Inclination	0.014°
RAAN	226.4144°
Arg. of periapsis	131.9193°
True anomaly	268.48799°
Mean anomaly	268.502°
Eccentric anomaly	268.495°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.13 mins