Galaxy 15

USA


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Launch data:

Designation 28884 / 05041A
Launch date 13 Oct 2005 - 22:32 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle  Ariane-5GS (V168)
Mission Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35779 x 35794 km
Eccentricity 2,25E-04
Inclination 0.06°
Period 1436.09 min

Launched together with Syracuse 3A.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Operator PanAmSat
Platform  Star-2 Bus
Mass at launch  2033 kg
Dry Mass 885 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Equipment 20-24 C-band transponders + L-band transponder
Solar array  
Stabilization  
Propulsion IHI 500 N engine
DC power  4700 W
Design lifetime  15 years

Galaxy 15 under construction


Location:

BeginPositionRemarks
   
 04 Mar 2008 227° E manoeuvred off-station
 July 2010 132.97° W 

Decay:

Out of service:  July 2010
Cause:  no more active
Descent date:  
Lifetime: 

Mission details:


Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-5G

Launch cancel Kourou.

Ariane-5G

Headquarter cancel Paris.

Credit covers: J.VdDr.

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