Galaxy 19
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| Spacecraft Design | Space Systems/Loral |
|---|---|
| Orbital location | 97° West |
| Launch Date | 3Q08 |
| Vehicle | FS-1300 |
| Design Life | 15 years |
| C-band payload | 24 x 36 MHz |
| Amp type | SSPA, 20 watts |
| Amp Redundancy | 16 for 12 |
| Receiver redundancy | 4 for 2 |
| Coverage | 50 State, Canada, Mexico |
| Beacon | 3700.5 MHz (H) |
| Beacon | 4199.5 MHz (V) |
Galaxy 19 is a future communications satellite owned by Intelsat planned to be located at 97° W longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 is intended to replace Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life. It is currently being built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 19 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 9 and is planned to be launched late 2008. This new satellite is expected to provide services in the C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band.
The clients for Galaxy 19 are expected to include the current clients for Galaxy 25. Expanded services include higher-powered C-band and Ku-band transponders as well as new, high-power Ka-band service.
Galaxy 19 is scheduled to be launched in the third quarter of 2008.[1] It was originally scheduled to use Sea Launch which experienced damage as the result of a failure of a launch vehicle on January 30, 2007.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.intelsat.com/network/satellite/scheduled-launch.asp Galaxy 19 launch date information
- ^ NASASpaceFlight.com news article on Sea Launch failure
