Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Galaxy-17 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Intelsat, Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-91.01 |
Perigee (km) |
35774 |
Apogee (km) |
35799 |
Eccentricity |
0.000296514179308055 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4100 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
9500 |
Date of Launch |
04-05-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France/Italy |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2007-016B |
NORAD Number |
31307 |
Comments |
24 C-band, 24 Ku-band transponders; service to North America. |