Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral as part of its FS-1300 line. Galaxy 19 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 9 and was successfully launched September 24 2008.