Galaxy 28 at 89° W
also known as G-28, Telstar 8, Intelsat Americas 8, IA 8
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 89° WChannel line-up at 89° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 28702
- COSPAR number
- 2005-022A
- Operator
- Intelsat
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300S
- Launch
- 23 Jun 2005 from Sea Launch (Odyssey platform) on Zenit 3SL
- Launch mass
- 5493 kg
- Dry mass
- 3350 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Callsign
- S2160
- Beacon
- 4195.0 H/V, 4199.5 H/V, 11702H, 12198 H/V, 20199.8 H
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band NACC Beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band SAM Beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band NACC Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band SAM Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Galaxy 28
28 C-band, 36 Ku-band and 24 Ka-band transponders to provide video and data transmission services to North and South America. Ka-band capacity is leased to Viasat.