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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-FG Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Galaxy 14
Launched
August 13, 2005
Summary
Galaxy 14 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-FG Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 13, 2005. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 146th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,727th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Soyuz-FG Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 66,276 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Soyuz-FG Fregat flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 146th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,727th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 14 · NORAD 28790 · 2005-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-030A
- Epoch
- 2005-08-14 00:43:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0980283 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.830448
- Inclination
- 49.1746°
- Ascending node
- 324.2326°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9683°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.4454°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Galaxy 14 · NORAD 28790
Fregat No. 1007 · re-entered January 20, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 14 is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket from Baikonur at 23:28 UT on 13 August 2005.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
334th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,241st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
595 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galaxy 14 launch?
Galaxy 14 launched on August 13, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 14?
Soyuz-FG Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-FG Fregat spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 14 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Galaxy 14 reach?
Galaxy 14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 66,276 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).