NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Galaxy 11

Launch Time
Wed Dec 22, 1999 00:50 UTC

Flight V125.

Rocket

Ariane 44L
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 6,000 kN
Payload to GTO: 4,720 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 58.72 m

Mission Details

Galaxy-11

Galaxy 11 is an American geostationary communications satellite that is operated by Intelsat. It is located in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 32.8 degrees east, where it serves as a backup to the Intelsat 802 spacecraft. It was originally operated at 99° West and later spent most of its operational life at 91° West, from where it was used to provide communications services to Brazil and North America.

Galaxy 11 was built for PanAmSat by Hughes Space and Communications and is based on the HS-702 satellite bus. It was the first HS-702 to be launched, and the first satellite to be equipped with a XIPS propulsion system. It carries 24 G/H band and 40 J band (IEEE C and Ku bands respectively) transponders, and at launch, it had a mass of 4,477 kilograms (9,870 lb), with an expected operational lifespan of around 15 years.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,477.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Stats

1999

76th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

113th mission
10th mission of 1999
108th successful mission
52nd consecutive successful mission

Ariane 4

93rd mission
9th mission of 1999
90th successful mission
51st consecutive successful mission