PanAmSat's Galaxy 15 is installed on the Ariane 5 launcher

October 7, 2005

PanAmSat's Galaxy 15 is installed on the Ariane 5 launcher


Preparations for the upcoming Arianespace Ariane 5 dual-satellite mission
moved into their final phase with the Galaxy 15 satellite's integration atop
the launcher.

Galaxy 15 was positioned on Ariane 5 during operations performed October 6
inside the final integration building at the Spaceport in French Guiana.


The PanAmSat spacecraft will ride in the lower payload position, while the
mission's other satellite - France's Syracuse 3A military communications
platform - will be installed above it utilizing the SYLDA 5 deployment
system.

Galaxy 15 will operate in the C-band, distributing entertainment and
information to cable television systems, TV broadcast affiliates,
direct-to-home TV operators, Internet service providers, telecommunications
companies and corporations.

It also carries an L-band payload as part of the U.S Federal Aviation
Administration's Geostationary Communications and Control Segment (GCCS)
program. It will relay Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation to
in-flight aircraft, providing highly accurate guidance to pilots at airports
and airfields where there currently is no precision landing capability.

The Ariane 5 mission is on track for an evening liftoff from the Spaceport
during a launch window that runs from 07:32 p.m. to 08:56 p.m. on October 13
(local time in French Guiana; from 10:32 p.m. to 11:56 p.m.).



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Jacques :-)

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