Galaxy 23
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Galaxy 23 is a the name given to the C-band service of the Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9 communications satellite jointly owned by Intelsat and EchoStar located at 121° W longitude, serving the North American market. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 23 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 13. The "Galaxy 23" portion of the service provides transponders in the C-band. The "EchoStar 9" portion broadcasts Ku-band, and Ka-band transponders.[1]
While the satellite itself is jointly owned through a partnership between Intelsat and Echostar, the Ku-band payload is owned and operated by Echostar for international television programming and local television channels. That service is intended for DISH Network customers using a SuperDish system. The C-band payload is owned and operated by Intelsat. The Ka-band payload is owned and operated by Echostar for as-yet-undisclosed purposes.
Current clients for Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9 include DISH Network, Genesis Networks, and Playboy.[2]
