PanAmSat readies for Galaxy IIIC launch today

PanAmSat Corporation’s Galaxy IIIC will be launched today at 10:39 pm GMT from a location south of Hawaii.

Galaxy IIIC, a Boeing 702 communications satellite and the second satellite deployed by launch vehicle company Sea Launch for PanAmSat will operate dual frequencies and includes 24 C-band transponders and 53 Ku-band transponders. When it becomes operational in its orbital position at 95o West Longitude, the spacecraft will provide widespread Internet, video, audio and data services to areas of the United States and Latin America, say reports.

The Odessey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have already left the Sea Launch Home Port for the satellite’s launch. The 200-foot Sea Launch rocket will lift the 10,692 lb. Galaxy IIIC satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit.