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Galaxy 12
Galaxy 12 was launched on April 9, 2003 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 3, 2006).
COSPAR 2003-013BNORAD 27715United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Galaxy 12
- Payload designation
- Galaxy XII
- International designator
- 2003-013B
- NORAD catalog number
- 27715
- GCAT identifier
- S27715
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/434
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Galaxy
- Owner
- Panamsat
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Orbital Sciences Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- OSC Star 2
Launch
- Date
- April 9, 2003 · 22:52 UTC
- Launch record
- 2003-013Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,812 km
- Apogee
- 35,837 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 3, 2006
- Last known active
- Sep 7, 2023
- End of operations
- Sep 11, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,760 kg
- Dry mass
- 800 kg
- Length
- 3.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 12.6 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559248 (CC0).