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GALAXY 32, 54244

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GALAXY 32, 54244 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	54244, 2022-153B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	8 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 8 hours ago

0 GALAXY 32
1 54244U 22153B   25090.02134624 -.00000178  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 54244   0.0147 217.0986 0002902 142.9383 105.2884  1.00270109  8724

Epoch: 2025-03-31T00:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-31T00:30:44.315Z)

Latitude	-0.03854°
Longitude	-90.9638°
Altitude	35,789.784 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 01m 27s
True Declination	0° 02' 19"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.00955°
Longitude	29.49217°
Altitude	35,795.16 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	15h 10m 35s
Apparent Declination	-6° 11' 40"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	14:06:53
Azimuth	158.607° S
Elevation	41.607°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,800.372 km
Perigee altitude	35,775.899 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.272 km
Eccentricity	0.0002902
Inclination	0.0147°
RAAN	217.0986°
Arg. of periapsis	142.9383°
True anomaly	105.32047°
Mean anomaly	105.2884°
Eccentric anomaly	105.30444°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.17 mins