Galaxy 30 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 125° West longitude, serving the North American market. It was built by Orbital ATK, as part of its GEOStar-2 line. Galaxy 30 was formerly known as Galaxy 14R. This satellite provides services in the C-band, Ku-band, Ka-band, and L-band.
![]() | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2021) |
Names | Galaxy 14R |
---|---|
Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2020-056C ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 46114 |
Website | http://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 20 years (planned) 1 year, 11 months, 21 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Galaxy |
Bus | GEOStar-2 |
Manufacturer | Orbital ATK |
Launch mass | 3,298 kg (7,271 lb) |
Power | 16 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 August 2020, 22:04:00 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA (VA253) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Slot | 125° West |
Transponders | |
Band | C-band Ku-band Ka-band L-band |
Coverage area | North America |
Intelsat constellation Galaxy 31 → |
Galaxy 30 was contracted in January 2018 by Intelsat to Orbital ATK.[1]
Galaxy 30 is an American (Bermuda registered) [citation needed] geostationary satellite that was launched by a Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana at 22:04:00 UTC on 15 August 2020. The 3,298 kg (7,271 lb), 16 kW satellite carries C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band transponders to provide data transmissions to North America, after parking over 125° West longitude. Galaxy 30 carries a C-band transponder payload for traditional broadcast applications, such as ultra-high definition television distribution, and also Ku-band and Ka-band payloads to support broadband applications.[2] The satellite also hosts a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 7) payload, transmitting in the L band (specifically, L1 and L5).[1]
Intelsat Corporation | |
---|---|
| |
Intelsat I, II, III | |
Intelsat IV | |
Intelsat V | |
Intelsat VI | |
Intelsat 7-10 | |
ex-PanAmSat | |
Recent Intelsat | |
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas) | |
Other |
|
← 2019 · Orbital launches in 2020 · 2021 → | |
---|---|
January |
|
February |
|
March |
|
April |
|
May |
|
June | |
July |
|
August | |
September |
|
October |
|
November |
|
December | |
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Cubesats are smaller. Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in brackets). |