Mission type Communications SATCAT no. 24812 Rocket Proton-M/DM4 Launch mass 3,600 kg Manufacturer SSL Bus SSL 1300 | COSPAR ID 1997-026A Mission duration 12 years Speed on orbit 3.07 km/s Launch date 24 May 1997 Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | |
Operator Loral Skynet (1997-2003)
Intelsat (2003—) Similar Galaxy 27, Galaxy 19, Galaxy 17, Galaxy 28, Galaxy 15 | ||
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Galaxy 25 (G-25) launched in 1997 (formerly known as Intelsat Americas 5 (IA-5) until February 15, 2007 when it was renamed as result of the merger between owner Intelsat and PanAmSat or Telstar 5) is a medium-powered communications satellite formerly in a geostationary orbit at 0°N 97°W / 0; -97, above a point in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles west of the Galapagos Islands. It was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, part of its FS-1300 line, and is currently owned and operated by Intelsat. The satellite's main C-band transponder cluster covers the United States, southern Canada, and Mexico; its main Ku band transponder cluster covers the U.S., Mexico, and the northern Caribbean Sea. An additional C-band and a Ku band transponder pair targets the Hawaiian Islands.
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Galaxy 25 has a projected life of 12 years. It was replaced by Galaxy 19 (formerly IA-9) in late 2008. When it was last in service at 97 degrees west, Galaxy 25 transmitted both free-to-air (FTA) direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting and encrypted subscription channels / services. The replacement satellite, Galaxy 19 was successfully launched on September 24, 2008. Galaxy 25 has been moved to a different orbital position at 0°N 93.1°W / 0; -93.1 where it is currently broadcasting several services on its Ku band transponders.
Platform operators
The Ku-Band side of the satellite carried the platforms of Pittsburgh International Telecommunications, Inc (PIT), Globecast, RRSat, and ABS-CBN, with free-to-air and encrypted television and radio programming in a variety of languages: