| 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. |