GALAXY 16 (G-16) - Norad ID: 29236
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GALAXY 16 |
| Alternative name | GALAXY 16 (G-16) |
| Group | INTELSAT |
| Follow GALAXY 16 | GALAXY 16 Tracker |
| Group follow INTELSAT | Tracker INTELSAT |
| Pass predictions GALAXY 16 | Pass predictions GALAXY 16 |
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| Days in orbit | 7308 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | SEAL (Sea Launch Platform (mobile), USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 35775 km |
| Apogee | 35800 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.04° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height GALAXY 16 | 35786.16 km |
GALAXY 16 (G-16), also known as Galaxy 16, is a communication satellite launched on June 18, 2006, from Sea Launch using a 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 due to its solar arrays. It was manufactured by LOR as an SSL-1300 model and equipped with 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders for communication purposes. The satellite has a dry mass of 2,000 kilograms and a launch mass of 4,640 kilograms, powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. It was designed to operate for 15 years and is owned by PAN (PanAmSat Corporation).
satellite GALAXY 16 Date of exalting 18.06.2006y. Average height of ISS GALAXY 16 hundred 35786.16 km. Average velocity GALAXY 16 is 11068.97 km/h. Inclination GALAXY 16 satellite 0.03°.