Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat to be located at 91° Westlongitude serving the North American market. Galaxy 17 was intended to replace SBS 6. It was built by Alcatel Alenia Space (which is now Thales Alenia Space) in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center France.Galaxy 17 was launched by Arianespace from Kourou French Guiana on an Ariane 5 rocket along with Astra 1L.