Galaxy 23

**Galaxy 23**
Spacecraft Design	Space Systems/Loral
Orbital location	121° West
Launch Date	8 August 2003, 3:31am GMT^[1]
Vehicle	FS-1300
Design Life	12 years
C-band payload	24 x 36 MHz
Amp type	SSPA, 20 watts
Amp Redundancy	16 for 12
Receiver redundancy	4 for 2
Coverage	50 State, Canada, Mexico
Beacon	3700.5 MHz (H)
Beacon	4199.5 MHz (V)

Galaxy 23 is the name given to the C-band service of the Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9 communications satellite jointly owned by Intelsat and EchoStar located at 121° W longitude, serving the North American market. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 23 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 13. The "Galaxy 23" portion of the service provides transponders in the C band. The "EchoStar 9" portion broadcasts K_u band, and K_a band transponders.^[2]

While the satellite itself is jointly owned through a partnership between Intelsat and Echostar, the K_u band payload is owned and operated by Echostar for international television programming and local television channels. That service is intended for Dish Network customers using a SuperDish system. The C-band payload is owned and operated by Intelsat. The K_a band payload is owned and operated by Echostar for as-yet-undisclosed purposes.

Current clients for Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9 include Dish Network, Genesis Networks, and Playboy.^[3]

References

↑ Sea Launch press release for EchoStar IX/Telstar 13 (Galaxy 23) Launch
↑ Gunter's Space Page - information on Galaxy 23
↑ Lyngsat.com list of channels carried on Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9

External links

Echostar 9 Ku-band North America Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
Galaxy 23 C-band North America Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
Galaxy 23 on IMS

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