GALAXY 28

Launch Details
Launched 22 June 2005
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Intelsat
Active satellites
Launch site Sea Launch Platform (mobile)
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 28702
COSPAR ID 2005-022A
Alternative names G-28
INTELSAT AMERICAS 8
IA-8
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 1.201°
Eccentricity 0.00038
RA ascending node 5.922 hr
Argument perigee 223.863°
Mean anomaly 324.114°
Orbital period 1436.096 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Mar 2024, 11:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35777.7 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35809.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

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47.61°N
122.33°W
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