Galaxy 30

Galaxy 30 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 125° West longitude, serving the North American market. It was built by Orbital ATK, as part of its GEOStar-2 line. Galaxy 30 was formerly known as Galaxy 14R. This satellite provides services in the C-band, Ku-band, Ka-band, and L-band.

Galaxy 30

Names	Galaxy 14R
Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	2020-056C
SATCAT no.	46114
Website	http://www.intelsat.com
Mission duration	20 years (planned) 4 years, 11 months, 28 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Galaxy
Bus	GEOStar-2
Manufacturer	Orbital ATK
Launch mass	3,298 kg (7,271 lb)
Power	16 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	15 August 2020, 22:04:00 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5 ECA (VA253)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Slot	125° West
Transponders
Band	C-band Ku-band Ka-band L-band
Coverage area	North America
Intelsat constellation ← Galaxy 28 Galaxy 31 →

History

Galaxy 30 was contracted in January 2018 by Intelsat to Orbital ATK.^[1]

Launch

Galaxy 30 is an American (Bermuda registered) ^{[citation needed]} geostationary satellite that was launched by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana at 22:04:00 UTC on 15 August 2020.^[2] The 3,298 kg (7,271 lb), 16 kW satellite carries C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band transponders to provide data transmissions to North America, after parking over 125° West longitude. Galaxy 30 carries a C-band transponder payload for traditional broadcast applications, such as ultra-high definition television distribution, and also Ku-band and Ka-band payloads to support broadband applications.^[3] The satellite also hosts a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 7) payload, transmitting in the L band (specifically, L1 and L5).^[1]