Satellite · NORAD 54243 · COSPAR 2022-153A
GALAXY 31 (G-31)
- Operator Intelsat
- Constellation Intelsat fleet
- Country United States
Altitude now
35,781.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
0.01°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,781km
Apogee
35,792km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:00 UTC (6.1 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 0.025° N
- Longitude
- 120.996° W
- Altitude
- 35781.0 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:00 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Intelsat
- SATCAT owner code
- ITSO · Intelsat
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Nov 2022
- COSPAR launch id
- 2022-153
Objects from the same launch · 2
- GALAXY 32 (G-32)54244PayloadActive
- FALCON 9 R/B54248Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → ITSO | 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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 54243
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2022-153A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXFY7WYCC27JE3JSKMP
- Canonical slug
- galaxy-31-g-31-54243
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.