Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Galaxy-18 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Intelsat, Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-123.02 |
Perigee (km) |
35774 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000284656988329063 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4642 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
21-05-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
2008-024A |
NORAD Number |
32951 |
Comments |
Advanced cable television and data, North America; 24 Ku-band, 24 C-band transponders. |