Galaxy 17 at 85° W
also known as G-17
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 85° WChannel line-up at 85° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 31307
- COSPAR number
- 2007-016B
- Operator
- Intelsat
- Manufacturer
- Thales Group
- Model
- Spacebus-3000B3
- Launch
- 04 May 2007 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 4100 kg
- Dry mass
- 1777 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Callsign
- S2715
- Beacon
- 4197.125H, 4198.875H, 12195H, 11701V
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band North America beam (Ku band) View footprint
- C-band Americas Beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band North America Beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band North America Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Americas Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Galaxy 17
24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders to provide telephone and television services to South and North America and Europe.