Spacecraft information: GALAXY 23

Launch Details
Launched 7 August 2003
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Sea Launch Platform (mobile)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 27854
COSPAR ID 2003-034A
Alternative names G-23
ECHOSTAR 9
TELSTAR 13
IA-13
INTELSAT AMERICAS 13
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 3.095°
Eccentricity 0.00008
RA ascending node 5.339 hr
Argument perigee 320.653°
Mean anomaly 222.547°
Orbital period 1455.193 min
Epoch of osculation 05 May 2026, 13:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36163.3 km
Mean Altitude 36166.7 km
Peak Altitude 36170.1 km

Launched alongside

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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