Galaxy 3C (original) (raw)
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Galaxy 3C [Boeing BSS]
Galaxy 3C is a geostationary C- and Ku-band communications satellite operated by PanAmSat and later by Intelsat.
Galaxy 3C was ordered by PanAmSat in August 1997 from Boeing Space Systems to be built on the BSS-702 paltform. It provides service for North, South and Central America. Galaxy IIIC operates with a total of 77 transponders; 24 uses C-band and 53 will use Ku-band. The spacecraft was designed for an end-of-life power of 15 kW.
The satellite was launched on 15 June 2002 by Sea Launch on a Zenit-3SL (2) booster.
Galaxy 3C's C-band payload will be replaced in 2022 by Galaxy 35 under the C-band transition program.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | PanAmSat → Intelsat |
| Contractors: | Boeing |
| Equipment: | 77 transponders (24 C-band, 53 Ku-band) |
| Configuration: | BSS-702 |
| Propulsion: | R-4D, 4 × XIPS-25 Ion engines |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 4810 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
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| Galaxy 3C (ex PAS 9 ex Galaxy 13) | 2002-030A | 15.06.2002 | SL | Zenit-3SL (1) |
| Further Galaxy missions: Galaxy 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 1R, 1R2 [HS-376] Galaxy 3C [BSS-702] Galaxy 3R [HS-601] Galaxy 4, 7 [HS-601] Galaxy 4R, 10R [HS-601HP] Galaxy 8i, 8iR (HS-601HP) Galaxy 10 [HS-601HP] Galaxy 11 [BSS-702] Galaxy 12, 14 [Star-2] Galaxy 13 [BSS-601HP] |
Further PAS missions: PAS 1 [AS-3000] PAS 1R [HS-702] PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 [HS-601] PAS 5 [HS-601HP] PAS 6 [SSL-1300] PAS 6B [HS-601HP] PAS 7 [SSL-1300] PAS 8 [SSL-1300] |
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