Galaxy 19

Galaxy 19

Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	2008-045A
SATCAT no.	33376
Mission duration	15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	LS-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Start of mission
Launch date	September 24, 2008, 09:27:59 (2008-09-24UTC09:27:59Z) UTC[1][2]
Rocket	Zenit-3SL
Launch site	Odyssey
Contractor	Sea Launch
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	97° west
Perigee altitude	35,782 kilometers (22,234 mi)[3]
Apogee altitude	35,804 kilometers (22,248 mi)[3]
Inclination	0.01 degrees[3]
Period	1436.12 minutes[3]
Epoch	January 24, 2015, 09:14:02 UTC[3]
Transponders
Band	24 C band
Frequency	Horizontal: 3700.5 MHz Vertical: 4199.5 MHz
Bandwidth	36 megahertz
Coverage area	United States Canada Mexico Caribbean Greenland
TWTA power	20 watt SSPA

Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 19 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 9 and was successfully launched September 24, 2008.^[2] It provides services in the C band and K_u band.

The clients for Galaxy 19 include the previous clients for Galaxy 25. Expanded services include higher-powered C-band and K_u band transponders as well as new, high-power K_a band service. As of August 2017, Galaxy 19 broadcast 172 free-to-air channels for North American televisions, from a diverse list of national and international sources.^[4]

Galaxy 19 was launched using Sea Launch.^[5]

• Galaxy 19 at www.gn.rs Archived March 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Galaxy 19 at Sathint Archived March 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
• Galaxy 19 at Satbeams

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