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Galaxy 15
American telecommunications satellite. Galaxy 15 was launched on October 13, 2005 aboard a Ariane 5GS from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 3, 2006).
COSPAR 2005-041ANORAD 28884United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Galaxy 15
- International designator
- 2005-041A
- NORAD catalog number
- 28884
- GCAT identifier
- S28884
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/484
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Galaxy
- Owner
- Panamsat
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Orbital Sciences Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- OSC Star 2
Launch
- Date
- October 13, 2005 · 22:32 UTC
- Launch record
- 2005-041Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5GS
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,778 km
- Apogee
- 35,795 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 3, 2006
- Last known active
- Mar 8, 2023
- End of operations
- Aug 10, 2022
Size
- Mass
- 2,033 kg
- Dry mass
- 885 kg
- Length
- 3.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.90 m
- Span
- 12.6 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5518098 (CC0).