Galaxy 27
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| Spacecraft Design | Space Systems/Loral Space Systems/Loral Space Systems/Loral , of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace... |
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| Orbital location | |
| Launch Date 2009 |
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| 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 | 50 State, Canada, Mexico |
| Beacon | 3700.5 MHz (H) |
| Beacon | 4199.5 MHz (V) |
Galaxy 27 is a communications satellite
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
owned by Intelsat
Intelsat
Intelsat, Ltd. is a communications satellite services provider.Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization , it was—from 1964 to 2001—an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international broadcast...
located at 129° W
129th meridian west
The meridian 129° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
, serving most of the North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n market. It was built by Space Systems/Loral
Space Systems/Loral
Space Systems/Loral , of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace...
, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 27 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 7 and Telstar 7.
Current clients for Galaxy 27 include StarBand
StarBand
StarBand is a two-way satellite broadband Internet service available in the U.S.. StarBand Communications Inc. was initially a joint venture between Gilat Satellite Networks, EchoStar and Microsoft, and the StarBand service was launched in 2000. StarBand Communications filed for Chapter 11...
and Talkstar Radio Network.
This satellite experienced a several-day power failure in 2004 and returned to service with reduced capacity.
By the end of May Galaxy 27 is redeployed at 45.1 East in order to expand Intelsat's services in Middle East and West Asia.