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Blobrana · L

RE: Galaxy-19 satellite

Blobrana · L

Sea Launch successfully delivered Intelsat's Galaxy 19 satellite to orbit on September 24, 2008, in a flawless mission. The first signal from the satellite was acquired at the Hartebeesthoek ground station immediately after spacecraft separation. Weighing 4,690 kg (10,340 lbs), this high-power C-band and Ku-band satellite will provide communications services to customers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean islands.

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Blobrana · L

The Galaxy 19 communications satellite aboard a Zenit 3SL rocket has successfully launched from the Odyssey Launch Platform positioned at its equatorial launch site at the scheduled launch time (09:28 GMT, 2:28am Pacific time).
The Galaxy 19 spacecraft will replace the geosynchronous Galaxy 25 satellite at 97 degrees West Longitude and be used for telecommunication services across North America.

Blobrana · L

The Sea Launch team has initiated a 72-hour countdown at the equatorial launch site, in preparation for the launch of Intelsats Galaxy 19 satellite on September 24. Liftoff is planned at 2:28am PDT (9:28 GMT), at the opening of a two-hour launch window.

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-- Edited by Blobrana at 20:06, 2008-09-23