- Galaxy 23
Galaxy 23 is a the name given to the C-band service of the Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9
communications satellite jointly owned byIntelsat andEchoStar located at 121° Wlongitude , serving theNorth America n market. It was built bySpace Systems/Loral , as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 23 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 13. The "Galaxy 23" portion of the service provides transponders in theC-band . The "EchoStar 9" portion broadcastsKu-band , andKa-band transponders. [Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/intelsat-americas-13.htm Galaxy 23] ]While the satellite itself is jointly owned through a partnership between
Intelsat andEchostar , theKu-band payload is owned and operated byEchostar for international television programming and local television channels. That service is intended forDISH Network customers using aSuperDish system. TheC-band payload is owned and operated byIntelsat . TheKa-band payload is owned and operated by Echostar for as-yet-undisclosed purposes.Current clients for Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9 include
DISH Network ,Genesis Networks , andPlayboy . [ [http://www.lyngsat.com/echo9galaxy23.html Lyngsat.com list of channels carried on Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9] ]External links
*satbeams footprint|5419|Echostar 9 Ku-band North America Beam
*satbeams footprint|5420|Galaxy 23 C-band North America BeamReferences
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