Echostar 9

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called Galaxy 23 (G-23), Telstar 13 and Intelsat IA-13

Launch data:

Designation 27854 / 03034A
Launch date 08 Aug 2003 - 03:30:55 UT
Launch site Odyssey, KLA
Launch vehicle  Zenit-3SL (#10)
MissionCommercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35775 x 35797 km
Eccentricity 2.61E-04
Inclination 0.01 deg
Period 1436.08 min

Specifications

Prime contractorSpace Systems/Loral
PlatformFS-1300HP
Operator Echostar Technologies, LLC
Mass at launch4000 kg
Dry Mass 2500 kg
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power 
Design lifetime13 yrs

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
  121°W°W 
 Oct 2009 121.02°W 

This GEO slot (121°W) is held by Papua New Guinea and licenced to Loral Skynet.

C-band

Main transponders 24
Backup transponders  
Power  
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Coverage North America, Mexico and Central America
EIRP max 41 dBW
G/T max  
Polarization linear H/V

Will form the Telstar 13 payload at 121°W (operated by Loral). In Jul 2003, this payload is to be sold to Intelsat as Loral Space & Communications Ltd reorganises.

Ku-band

Main transponders 32
Backup transponders  
Power 110 W TWTA
Bandwidth  
Coverage CONUS + Hawaii and Alaska
EIRP max  
G/T max  
Polarization  

Operated by Echostar
24 C-band, 2 Ka-band, 32 Ku-band; additional C-band payload owned and operated by Loral Skynet.
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