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 2.973°
Eccentricity 0.00027
RA ascending node 5.378 hr
Argument perigee 220.454°
Mean anomaly 111.499°
Orbital period 1455.244 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 11:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36156.2 km
Mean Altitude 36167.7 km
Peak Altitude 36179.2 km

Launched alongside

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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