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GALAXY 16 (G-16)

NORAD 29236 · Payload · In orbit since 2006

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Launched
2006-06-18 · Sea Launch platform, Pacific
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Communications
Mass
4,640 kg
Size
5.6 × 2.8 m · 31 m deployed
Perigee × Apogee
35,774 × 35,798 km
Inclination
0.0°
Period
1435.7 min
Eccentricity
0.0003
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.