Galaxy 27
Galaxy 27 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. It was at first located at 129° W longitude, serving most of the North American market.[1][2] It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 27 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 7 and Telstar 7.
| Operator | Intelsat |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft design | Space Systems/Loral |
| Orbital location | 66° E |
| Launch date | September 25, 1999 |
| Vehicle | FS-1300 |
| Design life | 12 years |
| C-band payload | 24 x 36 MHz |
| Amp type | SSPA, 20 watts |
| Amp redundancy | 16 for 12 |
| Receiver redundancy | 4 for 2 |
| Coverage | Indian Ocean periphery |
| Beacon | 3700.5 MHz (H) |
| Beacon | 4199.5 MHz (V) |
This satellite experienced a power failure of several days in 2004 and returned to service with reduced capacity.[3]
In May 2011, Galaxy 27 was redeployed to 45.1° E longitude in order to expand Intelsat's services in the Middle East and West Asia. In October 2013, Intelsat moved the satellite to an inclined orbit at 66° E.[4] At its inclined orbit of 2.4° at 66° E, Galaxy 27 is in a collocated orbit with Intelsat 17.
See also
References
- Galaxy-27 Ku-band Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- Galaxy-27 C-band Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- Gunter's Space Page - information on Galaxy 27
- "intelsat 17 66 East Satellite & Digital TV Support forums". www.satellites.co.uk. October 2, 2013.
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