Galaxy 25

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Galaxy 25 (G-25) launched in 1997, formerly known as Intelsat Americas 5 (IA-5) until February 15, 2007 when it was renamed as result of the merger between owner Intelsat and PanAmSat or Telstar 5) is a medium-powered communications satellite in a geostationary orbit at 97.0 degrees west, above a point in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles west of the Galapagos Islands. It was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, part of its FS-1300 line, and is currently owned and operated by PanAmSat. The satellite's main C-band transponder cluster covers the United States, southern Canada, and Mexico; its main Ku-Band transponder cluster covers the U.S., Mexico, and the northern Caribbean Sea. An additional C-band and a Ku-Band transponder pair targets the Hawaiian Islands.

Galaxy 25 has a projected life of 12 years, is scheduled to be replaced in the third quarter of 2008 by Galaxy 19 (formerly IA-9).^[1] Galaxy 25 transmits both free-to-air (FTA) direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting and encrypted subscription channels / services.

1 Technical details
2 Platform operators
3 C-Band footprint
4 Ku-Band footprint
5 References
6 Available programming languages
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Technical details

Key Parameters
Total Transponders	C-Band:	24x36 MHz
	Ku-Band:	4x54 MHz, 24x27 MHz
Polarization	C-Band:	Linear - Horizontal or Vertical
	Ku-Band:	Linear - Horizontal or Vertical
e.i.r.p. (C-Band)		CONUS: 38.8 dBW Alaska: 33.7 dBW Caribbean: 34.3 dBW Hawaii: 33.8 dBW Mexico: 33.8 dBW Puerto Rico / U.S. Virgin Islands: 34.0 dBW Southern Canada: 37.0 dBW
e.i.r.p. (Ku-Band)		CONUS: 48.3 dBW Alaska: 40.9 dBW Caribbean: 43.4 dBW Hawaii: 46.4 dBW Mexico: 43.6 dBW Puerto Rico / U.S. Virgin Islands: 44.9 dBW Southern Canada: 44.3 dBW
Uplink Frequency	C-Band:	5925 to 6425 MHz
	Ku-Band:	14.00 to 14.50 GHz
Downlink Frequency	C-Band	3700 to 4200 MHz
	Ku-Band:	11.7 to 12.2 GHz
G/T (C-Band)		CONUS: -0.7 dB/K^{[citation needed]} Alaska: -8.2 dB/K Caribbean: -4.7 dB/K Hawaii: -5.2 dB/K Mexico: -5.4 dB/K Puerto Rico / U.S. Virgin Islands: -4.6 dB/K Southern Canada: -2.3 dB/K
G/T (Ku-Band)		CONUS: +0.7 dB/K Alaska: -3.3 dB/K Caribbean: -3.2 dB/K Hawaii: +0.6 dB/K Mexico: -4.2 dB/K Puerto Rico / U.S. Virgin Islands: +0.7 dB/K Southern Canada: -1.6 dB/K
SFD Range (Beam Edge)	C-Band:	-92.0 to -71.0 dBW/m2^{[citation needed]}
	Ku-Band:	-96.0 to -75.0 dBW/m2

[edit] Platform operators

The Ku-Band side of the satellite currently carries the platforms of Pittsburgh International Telecommunications, Inc (PIT), GlobeCast World TV, RRSat, and ABS-CBN, with free-to-air and encrypted television and radio programming in a variety of languages: