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Galaxy 18 is a Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) 1300-series hybrid communications satellite owned by Intelsat and located in geosynchronous orbit at 123° W longitude, serving the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and Canada with 24 C band, and 24 K_u band transponders. Galaxy 18 replaced Galaxy 10R near the end of its design life.[1]

Galaxy 18

Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	2008-024A
SATCAT no.	32951
Mission duration	15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	LS-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	4,642 kilograms (10,234 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	May 21, 2008, 09:43:22 (2008-05-21UTC09:43:22Z) UTC
Rocket	Zenit-3SL
Launch site	Odyssey
Contractor	Sea Launch
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	123° West (0°N 123°W / 0; -123)
Transponders
Band	24 IEEE C band 24 IEEE Ku band
Coverage area	United States, Canada, Mexico

Galaxy 18 was launched on May 21, 2008. The launch took place successfully at 09:43 GMT.[2]

Free-to-air television

Galaxy 18 is the home of a number of minor television networks, and in the past hosted the stations of Equity Media Holdings before its 2009 bankruptcy, where it used the satellite to beam several major network affiliates to their appropriate local transmitters, along with the local cable providers carrying them as Equity hubbed their master control from a hub in Little Rock, Arkansas.

References

External links

• Galaxy-18 C-band North America Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
• Galaxy-18 Ku-band North America Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams

На других языках

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Galaxy 18 ist ein kommerzieller Kommunikationssatellit des Satellitenbetreibers Intelsat aus der Galaxy-Flotte.

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