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GALAXY 25 (TELSTAR 5)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.2 hours, on an orbit tilted 7.7° from the equator, between 36,090 and 36,167 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About GALAXY 25 (TELSTAR 5)

GALAXY 25 (TELSTAR 5) is a satellite from the United States, launched on May 24, 1997 from Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 50°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Galaxy 25 · communications satellite

Operated by
Intelsat
Built by
Lanteris Space Systems
Mass
3,600 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 21 days its lowest point went from 36,098 km to 36,102 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,10036,11036,12036,13036,140

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.