Galaxy 27
Appearance
Names | G-27 Telstar 7 Intelsat Americas 7 IA-7 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1999-052A |
SATCAT no. | 25922 |
Website | http://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 24 years, 11 months, 1 day (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Galaxy |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 3,790 kg (8,360 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,537 kg (3,389 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 September 1999, 06:29 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 4LP (V121) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Entered service | November 1999 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Slot | 66° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
Coverage area | North America |
Galaxy 27 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. It was at first located at 129° West longitude, serving most of the North America market.[1][2] It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its LS-1300 line. Galaxy 27 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas-7 and Telstar-7.
This satellite experienced a power failure of several days in 2004 and returned to service with reduced capacity.[3]
In May 2011, Galaxy 27 was redeployed to 45.1° East longitude in order to expand Intelsat's services in the Middle East and Western Asia.[4] In October 2013, Intelsat moved the satellite to an inclined orbit at 66° East.[5] At its inclined orbit of 2.4° at 66° East, Galaxy 27 is in a collocated orbit with Intelsat 17.
References
[edit]- ^ Galaxy-27 Ku-band Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- ^ Galaxy-27 C-band Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- ^ "Galaxy 27". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Status - Telstar 7". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Intelsat 17 66 East Satellite and Digital TV Support forums". satellites.co.uk. 2 October 2013.