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NORAD ID: 33376
Int'l Code: 2008-045A
Perigee: 35,781.4 km
Apogee: 35,808.6 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 42165 km
Launch date: September 24, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Comments: The Galaxy 19 satellite will use an onboard engine to reach a circular geostationary orbit 22,300 miles [35,800 km] above the equator where it can match Earth's rotation and seem parked over one spot of the globe. That slot will be 97 degrees West longitude where it will replace the 11-year-old Galaxy 25 spacecraft, formerly known as Telstar 5.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 33376U 08045A 13169.72602451 .00000000 00000-0 10000-3 0 9349
2 33376 000.0401 104.6408 0003229 349.8166 336.9892 01.00267340 17365
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for GALAXY 19
