Galaxy 17
| Spacecraft Design | Arianespace |
|---|---|
| Orbital location | 91° West |
| Launch Date | 2007 |
| Vehicle | Ariane-5 |
| Design Life | 15 years |
| C-band payload | 24 x 36 MHz |
| Amp type | SSPA, 20 watts |
| Amp Redundancy | 16 for 12 |
| Receiver redundancy | 4 for 2 |
| Coverage | 50 State, Canada, Mexico |
| Beacon | 3700.5 MHz (H) |
| Beacon | 4199.5 MHz (V) |
Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 74° W longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 17 is intended to replace SBS 6. It was built by Thales Alenia Space.[1], based on a Spacebus 3000B3 platform. This new satellite will provide services in the C-band and Ku-band.
Services include 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders.
Galaxy 17 was launched by Arianespace from Kourou, French Guiana on an Ariane-5 rocket along with Astra 1L.
Galaxy 17 Became operational and replaced SBS-6 which was shut down. This took place on July 7, 2007. Galaxy 17 will move to 91°W once Horizon-2 is launched and placed in the 74° slot. Horizon-2 was originally slated to replace SBS-6, but the launch was delayed, no doubt due to the delayed repairs of the Sea Launch vessel.
Galaxy 17 is the first primarily European satellite to cover the U. S. Built by a French / Italian manufacture, Launched on a French rocket from a French spaceport.
References
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070505/sc_nm/space_ariane_dc News report on launch.