Geostationary
GALAXY 16 (G-16)
US Cable Television C-band Distribution · SES Americom
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A Galaxy C-band satellite at 99°W serving as a primary US cable television distribution hub. At 99°W, Galaxy-16 sits in the heart of the western US cable distribution arc, where programming from Hollywood studios, sports leagues, and news organizations is uplinked for distribution to cable systems from Alaska to Florida. Every local cable system receiving national channels gets those signals via C-band satellites like Galaxy-16 before redistributing them to subscribers' homes.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,234–22,248 mi (35,783–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 29236
- Int’l designator
- 2006-023A
- Launched
- 2006
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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