Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Galaxy-28 (G-28, Intelsat IA-8, Telstar 8) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Intelsat, Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-88.96 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.00027279304496341 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5493 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
16000 |
Date of Launch |
23-06-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
13 trs, |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
2005-022A |
NORAD Number |
28702 |
Comments |
28 C-band, 36 Ku-band, 24 Ka-band; video and data transmissions to all countries in North and South America. |