It spent most of its operational life at an orbital location of 95° W. Galaxy 3C was launched on June 15, 2002, with a Зенит 3SL Zenit launch vehicle, from 154°w, 00°s, and covered North America & S. America (optional) with twenty-four transponders each on the C- and sixteen in Ku band.
The satellite's orbital location was at 95° W longitude. Galaxy 3C was launched using a Зенит 3SL Zenit rocket from 154°W, 00°S, and covered North America & South America (optional) with transponders on the C-band and Ku-band.