Geostationary
GALAXY 30 (G-30)
US West Coast C-band Cable Distribution · SES Americom
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A Galaxy C-band satellite at 125°W serving the US West Coast cable and broadcast market. Galaxy-30 represents SES's continued investment in C-band infrastructure even as streaming threatens traditional cable television — C-band remains essential for distributing live sports, news, and events to cable headends where reliability and picture quality are non-negotiable. C-band's resilience to rain fade and wide coverage makes it the preferred distribution medium for broadcast networks that cannot afford signal loss.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,248 mi (35,785–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 46114
- Int’l designator
- 2020-056C
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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