| Operator | PanAmSat / Intelsat |
|---|---|
| Cospar id | 2002-030A |
| Satcat | 27445 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) (in progress) |
| Spacecraft bus | BSS-702 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Dry mass | 2,873 kilograms (6,334 lb) |
| Launch mass | 4,860 kilograms (10,710 lb) |
| Power | 15 kW |
| Launch date | 15 June 2002, 22:39:30 UTC |
| Launch rocket | Zenit-3SL |
| Launch site | Sea Launch |
| Orbit reference | Geocentric |
| Orbit regime | Geostationary |
| Orbit longitude | 95° west[1] |
| Apsis | gee |
| Trans band | 24 C-band 16 Ku-band |
| Trans coverage | North America, Canada, United States & Mexico |
Galaxy 3C (or Galaxy 13) is a communications satellite operated by PanAmSat from 2000 to 2006, and by Intelsat from 2006 to today. It spent most of its operational life at an orbital location of 95° W. Galaxy 3C was launched on June 15, 2002, with a Зенит 3SL Zenit launch vehicle, from 154°w, 00°s, and covered North America & S. America (optional) with twenty-four transponders each on the C- and sixteen in Ku band.
References
- ^ SatBeams. "Galaxy 3C (G-3C)". Retrieved May 7, 2018.