Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 19 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 9 and was successfully launched September 24, 2008.[2] It provides services in the C band and Ku band.
The clients for Galaxy 19 include the previous clients for Galaxy 25. Expanded services include higher-powered C-band and Ku band transponders as well as new, high-power Ka band service. As of August 2017, Galaxy 19 broadcast 172 free-to-air channels for North American televisions, from a diverse list of national and international sources.[4]
Galaxy 19 was launched using Sea Launch.[5]
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Two Rockets Launched". Yahoo! News. September 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "GALAXY 19 Satellite details 2008-045A NORAD 33376". N2YO. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "FTAList.com - Galaxy 19 (97.0 W) channels". www.ftalist.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Galaxy 19 launch date information". IntelSat. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
External links
- Galaxy 19 at www.gn.rs Archived March 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Galaxy 19 at Sathint Archived March 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Galaxy 19 at Satbeams
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