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Horizons 1
American Communications Satellite. Horizons 1 was launched on October 1, 2003 aboard a Zenit-3SL from Kiritimati (Sea Launch). Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 3, 2006).
COSPAR 2003-044ANORAD 27954United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Galaxy 13
- Common name
- Horizons 1
- Payload designation
- Galaxy XIII/Horizons 1
- International designator
- 2003-044A
- NORAD catalog number
- 27954
- GCAT identifier
- S27954
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/437
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Galaxy
- Owner
- Panamsat
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- HS-601HP
Launch
- Date
- October 1, 2003 · 04:02 UTC
- Launch record
- 2003-044Success
- Rocket
- Zenit-3SL
- Spaceport
- Kiritimati (Sea Launch)
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,777 km
- Apogee
- 35,796 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 3, 2006
- Last known active
- Feb 6, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 4,090 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 5.8 m
- Diameter
- 3.40 m
- Span
- 26.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559249 (CC0).