Names | G-26 Intelsat Americas 6 IA-6 Telstar 6 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2005-005A |
SATCAT no. | 25626 |
Website | https://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 9 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Galaxy |
Bus | SSL 1300S |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 3,763 kg (8,296 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,469 kg (3,239 lb) |
Power | 16 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 February 2005, 05:12:00 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-K / DM-03 |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/23 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | April 2005 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | 7 June 2014 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Slot | 93° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 52 transponders: 24 C-band 28 Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
Coverage area | Canada, United States, Mexico |
Galaxy 26 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its SSL 1300 satellite bus. Galaxy 26 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 6 and Telstar 6. It was launched aboard a Proton-K / DM-03 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 81/23.[1]
It spent most of its operational life at the 93° West longitude orbital position, serving the North American market. Clients included ABC, CBS, CNN and FOX.