Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Galaxy-12 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-122.9 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000249077819027173 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1760 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
800 |
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
09-04-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2003-013B |
NORAD Number |
27715 |
Comments |
Voice, video and data transmissions; 24 C-band; North and South America. |