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HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13)

27954

Spacetrack Directory Number

2003-10-01

Orbit launches

35785.9 km

Average height

11069.01 km/h

Average velocity

Satellite information HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13) - G-13

Spacetrack Directory Name	HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13)
Alternative name	G-13
Group	INTELSAT
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Orbit launches	2003-10-01 (22 years ago)
Days in orbit	8253
Country/organisation of origin	USA (US)
Starting point	SEAL (Sea Launch Platform (mobile), USA)
Categories
Perigee	35778 km
Apogee	35780 km
Orbit slope (inclination)	1.31°
Laps per day	1
Orbit	GEO
Height HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13)	35785.9 km

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Additional information HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13)

Horizons-1, also known as Galaxy 13, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Boeing on the BSS-601 platform. It has Ku band and C band payload and was used to replace Galaxy 9 at the 127°West longitude. It covers North America, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico.

satellite HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13) Date of exalting 01.10.2003y. Average height of ISS HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13) hundred 35785.9 km. Average velocity HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13) is 11069.01 km/h. Inclination HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13) satellite 0.83°.

TLE

TLE (2026-05-06):

HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13)
1 27954U 03044A   26125.55592198  .00000141  00000+0  00000+0 0  9992
2 27954   1.3099  84.3578 0002116 314.6547 234.5410  1.00270488 46140

OMM (Orbit Mean-Elements Message, 2026-05-06):

{"OBJECT_NAME":"GALAXY 13 (HORIZONS-1)","OBJECT_ID":"2003-044A","EPOCH":"2026-05-05T13:20:31.659072","MEAN_MOTION":"1.00270488","ECCENTRICITY":"0.00021159999999999999","INCLINATION":"1.3099000000000001","RA_OF_ASC_NODE":"84.357799999999997","ARG_OF_PERICENTER":"314.65469999999999","MEAN_ANOMALY":"234.541","EPHEMERIS_TYPE":"0","CLASSIFICATION_TYPE":"U","NORAD_CAT_ID":"27954","ELEMENT_SET_NO":"999","REV_AT_EPOCH":"4614","BSTAR":"0","MEAN_MOTION_DOT":"1.4100000000000001E-6","MEAN_MOTION_DDOT":"0"}

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Update time: 2026-05-06 00:00:28

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