GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)

27854
Spacetrack Directory Number
2003-08-08
Orbit launches
36148.21 km
Average height
11021.75 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)

Spacetrack Directory Name GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)
Alternative name ECHOSTAR 9, TELSTAR 13, IA-13, INTELSAT AMERICAS 13
Group INTELSAT
Orbit launches 2003-08-08
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point SEAL (Sea Launch Platform (mobile), USA)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 35775 km
Apogee 35800 km
Height GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) 36148.21 km

Additional information GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)

GALAXY 23 (G-23), also known as Echostar IX, is a communication satellite operated by ECHO for direct broadcasting purposes. It was launched on August 8, 2003, from Sea Launch using the Zenit-3SL launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 5.6 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter with a span of 31 meters, equipped with two Ka-band, thirty-two Ku-band, and twenty-four C-Band transponders. Manufactured by LOR using the SSL-1300 bus configuration, it has a dry mass of 2,000 kg and a launch mass of 4,737 kg. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries and is designed for a mission lifetime of fifteen years.

satellite GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) Date of exalting 08.08.2003y. Average height of ISS GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) hundred 36148.21 km. Average velocity GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) is 11021.75 km/h. Inclination GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) satellite 2.42°.


Average orbit height GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)

Average velocity GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)

Average inclination GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13)

Update time: 2026-06-20
Average height of ISS GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) is: 36148.21km
Average velocity GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) is: 11021.75km/h
Average orbit height GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) is: 2.42°
GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2003-08-08