Galaxy 3C
| Galaxy 3C | |
|---|---|
 Mission logo |
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| Start date | July 28, 2000, 10:42 PM UTC |
| Launcher | Zenit 3 SL |
| Launch site | Sea Launch Odyssey |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2000-043A |
| Takeoff mass | 3659 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 2389 kg |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications (today: Boeing Satellite Systems ) |
| model | HS-601 HP |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| operator | Intelsat (formerly PanAmSat ) |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 C-band 24 Ku-band |
| Transponder performance | C-band 55 W Ku-band 108 W |
| Bandwidth | C-band 24 × 36 MHz, Ku-band 24 × 36 MHz |
| EIRP | C-band North and South America 41 dBW C-band Europe 36 dBW Ku-band Europe horizontal 19 dBW Ku-band Mexico horizontal 53 dBW Ku-band Brazil 47 dBW Ku-band Mexico 53 dBW |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | Start: 9900 W End: 8900 W |
| position | |
| First position | 58 ° west |
| Actual position | 58 ° west |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Galaxy 3C (formerly also called PanAmSat 9 and PAS 9 ) is a broadcast satellite of the satellite operator PanAmSat . The company Sea Launch was responsible for transporting the satellite into space: On 28 July 2000 he brought a Zenit rocket from the launch platform Odyssey of the space. The satellite has an expected lifespan of around 15 years.
reception
The satellite can be received in North and South America , the Caribbean and Europe . The transmission takes place in the C and Ku bands .
Web links
- Technical data and footprints ( Memento from March 12, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Boeing: Specifications (English)
- Lyngsat station list PAS ( Memento from March 12, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)