Status
Success
Telstar 7
Launch Time
Sat Sep 25, 1999 06:29 UTC
Sat Sep 25, 1999 06:29 UTC
Flight V120.
Rocket
Mission Details
Telstar 7
Galaxy 27 (formerly Telstar 7) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. It was at first located at 129° W longitude, serving most of the North American market. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line.
This satellite experienced a power failure of several days in 2004 and returned to service with reduced capacity.
In May 2011, Galaxy 27 was redeployed to 45.1° E longitude in order to expand Intelsat's services in the Middle East and West Asia. In October 2013, Intelsat moved the satellite to an inclined orbit at 66° E. At its inclined orbit of 2.4° at 66° E, Galaxy 27 is in a collocated orbit with Intelsat 17.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,793.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1999
54th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
108th mission
5th mission of 1999
103rd successful mission
47th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
89th mission
5th mission of 1999
86th successful mission
47th consecutive successful mission