Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Galaxy-16 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-99.02 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.00027279304496341 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4640 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
10000 |
Date of Launch |
18-06-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
2006-023A |
NORAD Number |
29236 |
Comments |
24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; CONUS coverage. |