Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Echostar 9/Galaxy 23 (G-23, Intelsat 1A-13, Telstar 13) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Echostar Technologies, LLC/Intelsat |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-121.02 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000260935572634975 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2500 |
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
08-08-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
13 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
2003-034A |
NORAD Number |
27854 |
Comments |
24 C-band, 2 Ka-band, 32 Ku-band; additional C-band payload owned and operated by Loral Skynet. |