Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 19 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 9 and was successfully launched September 24, 2008.[2] It provides services in the C band and Ku band.
| Operator | Intelsat |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2008-045A |
| SATCAT no. | 33376 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 24, 2008, 09:27:59 UTC[1][2] |
| Rocket | Zenit-3SL |
| Launch site | Odyssey |
| Contractor | Sea Launch |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 97° west |
| Perigee altitude | 35,782 kilometers (22,234 mi)[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 35,804 kilometers (22,248 mi)[3] |
| Inclination | 0.01 degrees[3] |
| Period | 1436.12 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | January 24, 2015, 09:14:02 UTC[3] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C band |
| Frequency | Horizontal: 3700.5 MHz Vertical: 4199.5 MHz |
| Bandwidth | 36 megahertz |
| Coverage area | United States Canada Mexico Caribbean Greenland |
| TWTA power | 20 watt SSPA |
The clients for Galaxy 19 include the previous clients for Galaxy 25. Expanded services include higher-powered C-band and Ku band transponders as well as new, high-power Ka band service. As of August 2017, Galaxy 19 broadcast 172 free-to-air channels for North American televisions, from a diverse list of national and international sources.[4]
Galaxy 19 was launched using Sea Launch.[5]
References
edit- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Two Rockets Launched". Yahoo! News. September 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "GALAXY 19 Satellite details 2008-045A NORAD 33376". N2YO. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "FTAList.com - Galaxy 19 (97.0 W) channels". www.ftalist.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Galaxy 19 launch date information". IntelSat. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
External links
edit- Galaxy 19 at www.gn.rs Archived March 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Galaxy 19 at Sathint Archived March 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Galaxy 19 at Satbeams
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