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GALAXY 12 (G-12)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
April 9, 2003 at 10:52 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 G →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,170 km
Periapsis
36,134 km
Inclination
6.97°
Orbital period
1454.81 min

Spacecraft

Operator
PanAmSat (Intelsat S.A.)
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
1,760 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-013B
NORAD catalog №
27715
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
19.9526 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational