Galaxy 28

Galaxy 28 (*geb. IA8)
Names	G-28; Intelsat Americas 8; IA-8; Telstar 8
Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	2005-022A
SATCAT no.	28702
Website	http://www.intelsat.com
Mission duration	15 years (planned); 19 years, 4 months, 30 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Galaxy
Bus	SSL 1300S
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	5,493 kg (12,110 lb)
Power	16 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	23 June 2005, 14:03:00 UTC
Rocket	Zenit 3SL
Launch site	Sea Launch, Odyssey (start platform), Pacific Ocean,
Contractor	Boeing Def.
Entered service	August 2005
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Slot	89° West
Transponders
Band	88 transponders:; 28 C-band; 36 Ku-band; 24 Ka-band
Coverage area	North America, South America
	Intelsat constellation ← Galaxy 27 Galaxy 30 →

Galaxy 28 (*geb. IA8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 89° West longitude, serving the North America and South America market. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its SSL 1300 line = (plus minus start). aka Galaxy 28 was formerly known as Telstar 8 and Intelsat Americas 8. This satellite provides services in the C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band.

History

Telstar 8 was contracted in 1999 by Loral Skynet to Space Systems/Loral. But on 15 July 2003, Loral filed under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. In conjunction with the filing, Loral Skynet announced the sale of its North American satellite fleet to INTELSAT to help reduce its debt. Loral announced a definitive agreement to sell Telstar 8 to INTELSAT, renaming the satellite Intelsat Americas 8 (IA 8). INTELSAT changed the name of the Intelsat Americas 8 satellite to Galaxy 28 effective to 1 February 2007.^[1]

Satellite description

Intelsat Americas 8 (also known as IA 8) is an American (Bermuda registered) geostationary satellite that was launched by a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle from Odyssey, the platform floating on the equatorial Pacific Ocean at 154° West longitude, at 14:03:00 UTC on 23 June 2005. The 5,493 kg (12,110 lb), 16 kW satellite carries 28 C-band, 36 Ku-band, and 24 Ka-band transponders to provide video and data transmissions to all countries in North and South Americas, after parking over 89° West longitude. It was the 28th satellite in the INTELSAT fleet.^[2]

Clients

Current clients for Galaxy 28 include HughesNet, Hearst Corporation, Mobile Universe, ABC, and CBS.^[3]

References

^ "Intelsat Americas 8 (Telstar 8, 9) → Galaxy 28". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Display: Intelsat Americas 8 2005-022A". 5 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Lyngsat.com list of channels carried on Galaxy 28

External links

Galaxy 28 Ku-band NACC Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
Galaxy 28 Ku-band SAM Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
Galaxy 28 C-band NACC Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
Galaxy 28 C-band SAM Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams

[1] "Intelsat Americas 8 (Telstar 8, 9) → Galaxy 28". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[NASA-2] "Display: Intelsat Americas 8 2005-022A". 5 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] Lyngsat.com list of channels carried on Galaxy 28

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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 40e
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

v t e ← 2004 Orbital launches in 2005 2006 →
January	Deep Impact Kosmos 2414, Universitetsky-Tatyana
February	AMC-12 USA-181 XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2 (Sloshsat-FLEVO) Himawari 6 Progress M-52 (TNS-0)
March	XM-3 Inmarsat-4 F1 Ekspress AM-2
April	USA-165 Apstar 6 Soyuz TMA-6 DART Spaceway 1 USA-182
May	Cartosat-1, HAMSAT NOAA-18 DirecTV-8 Foton-M No.2
June	Progress-M 53 Molniya-3K No.12 Cosmos 1 Intelsat Americas 8 Ekspress AM-3
July	Shijian 7 Suzaku STS-114 (Raffaello MPLM)
August	FSW-4 2 Thaicom 4 MRO Kirari, Reimei Monitor-E FSW-3 3
September	Kosmos 2415 Progress-M 54 (RadioSkaf) Anik F1R USA-183 USA-185
October	Soyuz TMA-7 CryoSat Shenzhou 6 Syracuse 3A, Galaxy 15 USA-186 Beijing-1, TopSat, Sina-1, SSETI Express (CubeSat Xi-V, UWE-1, nCUBE-2), Mozhaets-5, Rubin-5
November	Inmarsat-4 F2 Venus Express Spaceway-2, Telkom-2
December	Progress-M 55 Gonets-M No.1, Kosmos 2416 Meteosat 9, INSAT-4A Kosmos 2417, Kosmos 2418, Kosmos 2419 GIOVE-A AMC-23
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