GALAXY 18

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GALAXY 18 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 32951

Int'l Code: 2008-024A

Perigee: 35,779.8 km

Apogee: 35,807.8 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 21.6221 m² (large)

Launch date: May 21, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: SEA LAUNCH (SEAL)

Galaxy 18 will spend the next few weeks circularizing its orbit at an altitude of about 22,300 miles [35,900 km]. The craft will be stationed along the equator at 123 degrees west longitude for a mission expected to last more than 15 years

1 32951U 08024A   24116.59656466  .00000041  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 32951   0.0130 258.5276 0003318 146.6175 260.6967  1.00271613 38004

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC