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Galaxy 30, the Glossary

Index Galaxy 30

Galaxy 30 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 125° West longitude, serving the North American market.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Ariane 5, Arianespace, C band (IEEE), Communications satellite, Coordinated Universal Time, ELA-3, French Guiana, Galaxy (satellite), Galaxy 28, Geocentric orbit, GEOStar-2, Geostationary orbit, Guiana Space Centre, Intelsat, Ka band, Kourou, Ku band, L band, Launch vehicle, Longitude, North America, Orbital ATK, Transponder (satellite communications), Watt, Wide Area Augmentation System.

  2. Spacecraft launched in 2020

Ariane 5

Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA).

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Arianespace

Arianespace SA is a French company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider.

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C band (IEEE)

The C band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 4.0 to 8.0 gigahertz (GHz).

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Communications satellite

A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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ELA-3

ELA-3 is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

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French Guiana

French Guiana (or; Guyane,; Lagwiyann or Gwiyann) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.

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Galaxy (satellite)

The Galaxy series is a family of communications satellites originally developed and operated by Hughes Communications.

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Galaxy 28

Galaxy 28 (*geb. IA8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 89° West longitude, serving the North America and South America market. Galaxy 30 and Galaxy 28 are communications satellites in geostationary orbit and satellite television.

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Geocentric orbit

A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.

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GEOStar-2

The STAR-2 Bus is a fully redundant, flight-proven, spacecraft bus designed for geosynchronous missions.

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Geostationary orbit

A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbitGeostationary orbit and Geosynchronous (equatorial) orbit are used somewhat interchangeably in sources.

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Guiana Space Centre

The Guiana Space Centre (Centre spatial guyanais; CSG), also called Europe's Spaceport, is a spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a overseas region of France in South America.

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Intelsat

Intelsat S.A. (formerly Intel-Sat, Intelsat) is a multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, United States.

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Ka band

The Ka band (pronounced as either "kay-ay band" or "ka band") is a portion of the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum defined as frequencies in the range 26.5–40 gigahertz (GHz), i.e. wavelengths from slightly over one centimeter down to 7.5 millimeters.

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Kourou

Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America.

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Ku band

The Ku band is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 12 to 18 gigahertz (GHz).

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L band

The L band is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designation for the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum from 1 to 2 gigahertz (GHz).

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Launch vehicle

A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.

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Longitude

Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Orbital ATK

Orbital ATK Inc. was an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company.

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Transponder (satellite communications)

A communications satellite's transponder is the series of interconnected units that form a communications channel between the receiving and the transmitting antennas.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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Wide Area Augmentation System

The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is an air navigation aid developed by the Federal Aviation Administration to augment the Global Positioning System (GPS), with the goal of improving its accuracy, integrity, and availability.

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See also

Spacecraft launched in 2020

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_30