Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
22:29:00
Friday May 4, 2007
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Flight V176.
Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat to be located at 91° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 17 was intended to replace SBS 6. It was built by Alcatel Alenia Space (which is now Thales Alenia Space), in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, France.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
4,100 kilograms
Astra 1L is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
4,505 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESAPrice
$200.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 53m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 21,000 kg
GTO: 10,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
15,120 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 17m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
32nd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2007
164th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2007
18th
Orbital launch attempt