# Galaxy-C
**Wikidata**: [Q14771256](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14771256)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/galaxy-c

## Summary
Galaxy-C is a communications satellite. It was launched on 21 September 1984 from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17 aboard a Delta 3000 series launch vehicle.

## Key Facts
- Galaxy-C is an instance of a communications satellite (an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications).  
- COSPAR ID: 1984-101A.  
- SCN: 15308.  
- Launch date: 1984-09-21.  
- Launch vehicle: Delta 3000 (member of the Delta 3000 series of expendable launch systems).  
- Launch site / start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.  
- Significant event: rocket launch at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17 on 1984-09-21.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/12qbgyx_s.  
- Wikipedia language link available: Portuguese (pt).  
- Sitelink count recorded: 1.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Galaxy-C?
A: Galaxy-C is a communications satellite, i.e., an artificial satellite intended for telecommunications purposes.

### Q: When and where was Galaxy-C launched?
A: Galaxy-C was launched on 21 September 1984 from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.

### Q: Which rocket launched Galaxy-C?
A: Galaxy-C was launched on a Delta 3000 series launch vehicle.

### Q: What identifiers are used for Galaxy-C?
A: Galaxy-C is identified by COSPAR ID 1984-101A and SCN 15308.

## Why It Matters
Galaxy-C is part of the global class of communications satellites that enable voice, data, and broadcast telecommunications services. As a satellite launched in 1984, it represents an operational asset deployed from a major U.S. launch site (Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17) using the Delta 3000 family of expendable launch vehicles. Identifiers like its COSPAR ID (1984-101A) and SCN (15308) allow researchers, operators, and cataloging agencies to track its launch record and orbital history. The satellite’s presence in public knowledge systems (including a Portuguese-language Wikipedia entry and a Google Knowledge Graph ID) indicates that it is a documented object within aerospace and satellite reference sources. Understanding specific satellites such as Galaxy-C contributes to the historical record of telecommunications infrastructure and the deployment patterns of launch vehicles and launch sites during that era.

## Notable For
- Being classified as a communications satellite (designed for telecommunications).  
- Launch on 1984-09-21 from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.  
- Use of a Delta 3000 series launch vehicle for deployment.  
- Official identifiers: COSPAR ID 1984-101A and SCN 15308.  
- Presence in public knowledge systems (Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/12qbgyx_s and a Portuguese Wikipedia link).

## Body

### Overview
- Galaxy-C is recorded as an instance of a communications satellite.  
- Communications satellites are artificial satellites designed for telecommunications.

### Identifiers
- COSPAR identifier: 1984-101A.  
- SCN: 15308.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/12qbgyx_s.  
- A Portuguese-language Wikipedia entry is linked (wikipedia_languages: pt).  
- Sitelink count in the dataset: 1.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1984-09-21.  
- Launch site / start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.  
- Launch vehicle: Delta 3000 series.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17 on 1984-09-21.

### Classification and related classes
- Classified under the communications satellite class.  
- The launch vehicle belongs to the Delta 3000 class of American expendable launch systems.

### Public and catalog presence
- Cataloged with COSPAR ID and SCN values for tracking and reference.  
- Listed in public knowledge repositories (Google Knowledge Graph and Wikipedia in Portuguese).

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report