Satellite · NORAD 31307 · COSPAR 2007-016B
GALAXY 17 (G-17)
- Operator Intelsat
- Constellation Intelsat fleet
- Country United States
Altitude now
35,774.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
3.18°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,774km
Apogee
35,799km
orbit freshOrbit updated 18 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:33 UTC (7.6 h old)· Metadata updated 18 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 1.874° N
- Longitude
- 84.949° W
- Altitude
- 35774.3 km
- Velocity
- 3.076 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:33 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Intelsat
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 04 May 2007
- COSPAR launch id
- 2007-016
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 3
- ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]31309DebrisDecayed
- ASTRA 1L31306PayloadActive
- ARIANE 5 R/B31308Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 15 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 18 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 31307
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2007-016B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM27X
- Canonical slug
- galaxy-17-g-17-31307
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.