Galaxy 30

Galaxy 30
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); 3 years, 11 months, 4 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 28 Galaxy 31 →

Short description: North American communications satellite

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.

History

Galaxy 30 was contracted in January 2018 by Intelsat to Orbital ATK.^[1]

Launch

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.^[2] 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.^[3] The satellite also hosts a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 7) payload, transmitting in the L band (specifically, L1 and L5).^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Galaxy 30". Gunter's Space Page. 20 August 2020. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/galaxy-30.htm.
↑ "Galaxy 30 Satellite at 125°W". INTELSAT. https://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellite-network/launches/galaxy-30/.
↑ "Display: Galaxy 30 2020-056C". 5 April 2021. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2020-056C. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[Gunter-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Galaxy 30". Gunter's Space Page. 20 August 2020. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/galaxy-30.htm.

[2] "Galaxy 30 Satellite at 125°W". INTELSAT. https://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellite-network/launches/galaxy-30/.

[NASA-3] "Display: Galaxy 30 2020-056C". 5 April 2021. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2020-056C. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

Galaxy 30

Topic: Engineering

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