# Galaxy 3C

> communications satellite

**Wikidata**: [Q16944992](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16944992)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_3C)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/galaxy-3c

## Summary
Galaxy 3C is a communications satellite launched on 15 June 2002. It was delivered to orbit by a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle from the Odyssey launch platform and is identified by COSPAR ID 2002-030A and SCN 27445.

## Key Facts
- Galaxy 3C is an instance of a communications satellite (designed for telecommunications).  
- COSPAR ID: 2002-030A.  
- SCN (catalog number): 27445.  
- Launch date: 2002-06-15.  
- Launch vehicle: Zenit-3SL.  
- Launch start point / platform: Odyssey.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch from Odyssey on 2002-06-15.  
- Wikidata description: communications satellite.  
- Wikipedia title: Galaxy 3C; Wikipedia language pages: de, en, pt.  
- External identifiers: Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/1q6j4sdcl; Wolfram Language entity Entity["Satellite", "27445"].

## FAQs
### Q: What is Galaxy 3C?
A: Galaxy 3C is a communications satellite. It is classified on Wikidata as a communications satellite and was launched to provide telecommunications functions.

### Q: When and how was Galaxy 3C launched?
A: Galaxy 3C was launched on 15 June 2002. The satellite was launched aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey launch platform.

### Q: How is Galaxy 3C identified in satellite catalogs?
A: Galaxy 3C carries COSPAR ID 2002-030A and the satellite catalog number (SCN) 27445. It is also indexed in external knowledge systems (Google Knowledge Graph and Wolfram Language).

## Why It Matters
Galaxy 3C is part of the global communications infrastructure as a purpose-built communications satellite. Satellites of this class enable long-distance telecommunications links, broadcasting, and relay services that terrestrial networks alone cannot provide, especially across oceanic or remote regions. Being launched in 2002 aboard a Zenit-3SL from the Odyssey platform, Galaxy 3C represents an operational deployment using sea-launch capabilities and an expendable carrier rocket configuration. Its registration in standard satellite catalogs (COSPAR and SCN) and presence in major knowledge systems (Wikipedia, Google Knowledge Graph, Wolfram) make it a documented asset within the space and telecommunications communities. For operators, regulators, and researchers, these identifiers and launch details are essential for tracking, frequency coordination, and historical records of space infrastructure deployment.

## Notable For
- Launched on 15 June 2002 aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket.  
- Launch originated from the Odyssey sea-launch platform.  
- Official identifiers include COSPAR ID 2002-030A and SCN 27445.  
- Documented across multiple public databases and knowledge systems (Wikipedia in de/en/pt, Google Knowledge Graph, Wolfram Language).  
- Classified specifically as a communications satellite on Wikidata.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Galaxy 3C.  
- Primary classification: communications satellite.  
- Purpose (by class): designed for telecommunications.

### Identifiers
- COSPAR ID: 2002-030A.  
- SCN (catalog number): 27445.  
- Wikidata description: communications satellite.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/1q6j4sdcl.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "27445"].  
- Wikipedia title and pages: Galaxy 3C (available in de, en, pt).

### Launch
- Launch date: 2002-06-15.  
- Launch vehicle: Zenit-3SL (expendable carrier rocket class).  
- Launch start point / platform: Odyssey.  
- Recorded significant event: rocket launch from Odyssey on 2002-06-15.

### Classification and Related Classes
- Instance of: communications satellite.  
- Related launch vehicle classes referenced: Zenit-3SL and Zenit (rocket classes used to launch satellites).

### Documentation and References
- Key structured references for launch and identification are recorded in the available dataset.  
- The entity is indexed in multiple public knowledge resources and has entries across several language Wikipedias.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report