Galaxy 3C (or Galaxy 13) is a communications satellite operated by PanAmSat from 2000 to 2006, and by Intelsat from 2006 to today. It spent most of its operational life at an orbital location of 95° W. Galaxy 3C was launched on June 15, 2002, with a Зенит 3SL Zenit launch vehicle, from 154°w, 00°s, and covered North America & S. America (optional) with twenty-four transponders each on the C- and sixteen in Ku band.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | PanAmSat / Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-030A |
| SATCAT no. | 27445 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 21 years, 11 months, 30 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BSS-702 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Launch mass | 4,860 kilograms (10,710 lb) |
| Dry mass | 2,873 kilograms (6,334 lb) |
| Power | 15 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 June 2002, 22:39:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Zenit-3SL |
| Launch site | Sea Launch |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 95° west[1] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C-band 16 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | North America, Canada, United States & Mexico |
