GALAXY 14

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History Galaxy 14 Satellite is for telecommunications and transmission of digital

television developed by Orbital Science Corporation (OSC) for the PanAmSat Corporation

An important role is for an complete digital delivery of programming in U.S that is mandated by America's Federal Communications Commission

The satellite was launched on August 14 2005 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a rocket Soyuz

  The launch was carried out by the company Starsem , a joint Russian-

European  The satellite was to be launched the previous day but due to problems of

data transmission countdown was arrested thirty seconds before departure

General InformationSatellite Name  Galaxy-14

Operator/Owner  PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)

Country Of Operator/Owner  USA

Contractor  Orbital Sciences Corp.

Country Of Contractor  USA

Users  Commercial

Purpose  Communications

Expected Lifetime  15 yrs.

Power 4,700 W

COSPAR Number  2005-030A

NORAD Number  28790

Orbital and Launch DataClass Of Orbit  Geostationary Orbit

Perigee  35,776 km

Apogee  35,795 km

Eccentricity  2.25E-04

Inclination  0.01 degrees

Period  1,436.07 minutes

GEO Longitude  -124.96000

Date Of Launch August 13, 2005

Launch Site  Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch Vehicle  Soyuz-Fregat

Launch Mass  2,086 kg

Launching Information

The Galaxy 14 satellite is the seventh Orbital-built GEO satellite to be completed and launched

Starsem used the Soyuz version rocket equipped with a Fregat upper stage, which will perform two successive burns to place Galaxy 14 on its transfer orbit 1 hr. 37 min. after liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome

The Galaxy 14 satellite was deployed into a transfer orbit about 90 minutes after lift-off

After several days, Galaxy 14 performed a series of orbit-raising "burns" of its on-board rocket engine to achieve a circular orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the Earth

Satellite Information The Galaxy 14 satellite was operated in C-band frequencies from its orbital

location at 125 degrees West longitude

Galaxy 14 has a liftoff mass of 2,087 kg and was be co-located with PanAmSat's Galaxy 12 satellite at an orbital slot of 125 deg West

It is designed to provide digital video programming, high-definition television (HDTV) and other fixed satellite services

The spacecraft is optimized for a 15-year design life and will provide capacity for PanAmSat's satellite network over the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii

Cond… Custom-designed by Orbital Sciences Corporation for PanAmSat, Galaxy

14 is a Star 2 Bus model satellite with 24 36-MHz C-band transponders

Its output is more than double the power of its predecessors(Galaxy 12)

Galaxy 14 is the second in a series of new-generation satellites ordered by PanAmSat to provide additional power output, increased flexibility and service availability to its customers

It delivers digital video programming, high-definition television (HDTV), video on demand and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service throughout the continental United States

This relay satellite provides television signals mostly for the east coast, including ESPN, Lifetime, Sci-Fi, CNN, A&E and The History Channel

Images

Galaxy 14 at 125° W downlink C-band North America Beam coverage map

Horizontal encapsulation of the Galaxy 14 satellite with its Soyuz payload fairing is performed in the Starsem Payload Processing

Facilities 

The Galaxy 14 satellite is ready for launch in the Starsem Payload Processing Facilities (SPPF) at Baikonur Cosmodrome

Arianespace/Starsem Soyuz mission with the Galaxy 14 satellite

The Soyuz-Fregat lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:28 pm and placed the Galaxy 14 satellite into geosynchronous transfer

orbit

Galaxy-14

Galaxy 14: C footprint map

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