Galaxy 3C

Was also called PAS 9 in the past, but this denomination was reused for another satellite, S2381

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General

Designation	27445 / 02030A
Launch date	15 Jun 2002
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Zenit Sea Launch #8

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 15 Jun 2002	Sep 2002	76.5°W
Sep 2002	Sep 2022	95°W
Sep 2022		94.9°W inclined

Licence to be extended to Jun 2026

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band Horizontal
Ku-band Vertical
Ku-band NA + Puerto Rico

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G/T coverage (dB/K)

C-band
Ku-band Horizontal
Ku-band Vertical
Ku-band NA + Puerto Rico

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Hughes
Platform	HS-702
Mass at launch	4850 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	3.2 x 3.3 x 7.3 m
Solar array	(first HS-702 with the redesigned solar arrays)
Stabilization
DC power	EOL: 15000 W
Design lifetime	15 years

TT&C: downlink: 11702, 11703, 11704 and 12199 MHz, uplink: 13753 and 14001 MHz

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C-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders	6
Power	34 W
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage
EIRP max	38.5 dBW
G/T max	-2 dB/K
SFD	-97 dBW/m²
Polarization	linear H/V
Frequencies	uplink: 5.925-6.425 GHz downlink: 3.700-4.200 GHz

C-band transponder frequency chart

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Ku-band 1

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders	6
Power	120 W
Bandwidth	16 x 27 MHz 8 x 54 MHz
Coverage
EIRP max	North America: 47 dBW Puerto Rico: 42 dBW
G/T max	North America: -1 dB/K Puerto Rico: -4 dB/K
SFD	-94 dBW/m²
Polarization	linear H/V
Frequencies	uplink: 14.000-14.500 GHz downlink: 11.700-12.200 GHz

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Ku-band 1 transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Uplink	Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Vertical Uplink	Uplink beam	Downlink beam
	11.720	1		14.020	North America	North America
14.050		2	11.750		NA + Puerto Rico	NA or NA + Puerto Rico
	11.750	3		14.050	North America	North America
	11.780	4		14.080	North America	North America
14.110		5	11.810		NA + Puerto Rico	NA or NA + Puerto Rico
	11.810	6		14.110	North America	North America
	11.840	7		14.140	North America	North America
14.170		8	11.870		NA + Puerto Rico	NA or NA + Puerto Rico
	11.870	9		14.170	North America	North America
	11.900	10		14.200	North America	North America
14.230		11	11.930		NA + Puerto Rico	NA or NA + Puerto Rico
	11.930	12		14.230	North America	North America
	11.960	13		14.260	North America	North America
14.290		14	11.990		North America	North America
	11.990	15		14.290	North America	North America
	12.020	16		14.320	North America	North America
14.350		17	12.050		North America	North America
	12.050	18		14.350	North America	North America
	12.080	19		14.380	North America	North America
14.410		20	12.110		North America	North America
	12.110	21		14.410	North America	North America
	12.140	22		14.440	North America	North America
14.470		23	12.170		North America	North America
	12.170	24		14.470	North America	North America

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Ku-band 2

Main transponders	28
Backup transponders
Power	13 x 127 W 16 x 120 W
Bandwidth	24 MHz
Coverage	DTH to latin America
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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