Galaxy 26

Summary

Galaxy 26 is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galaxy 26's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• Galaxy 26's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[4].
• Galaxy 26's operator is recorded as Intelsat^[5].
• Galaxy 26's manufacturer is recorded as Lanteris Space Systems^[6].
• Galaxy 26's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1999-005A^[7].
• Galaxy 26's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-K^[8].
• Galaxy 26's SCN is recorded as 25626^[9].
• Galaxy 26's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[10].
• Galaxy 26's powered by is recorded as R-4D^[11].
• Galaxy 26's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[12].
• Galaxy 26's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1999-02-15T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Galaxy 26's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02psh8x^[14].
• Galaxy 26's spacecraft bus is recorded as Lanteris 1300^[15].
• Galaxy 26's service retirement is recorded as +2014-06-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Galaxy 26's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[17].
• Galaxy 26's significant event is recorded as transfer^[18].
• Galaxy 26's significant event is recorded as name change^[19].
• Galaxy 26's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[20].
• Galaxy 26's space tug is recorded as Blok DM-2M^[21].
• Galaxy 26's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23^[22].
• Galaxy 26's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3763'}^[23].
• Galaxy 26's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "25626"]^[24].
• Galaxy 26's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1999-005A^[25].

Why It Matters

Galaxy 26 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]