Galaxy 23 is the name given to the C-band service of the Galaxy 23/EchoStar IX communications satellite jointly owned by Intelsat and EchoStar located at 121° W longitude (20Years, i=1° (2024)), serving the North American market.

The "Galaxy 23" portion of the service provides transponders in the C band.

[2] While the satellite itself is jointly owned through a partnership between Intelsat and Echostar, the Ku band payload is owned and operated by Echostar for international television programming and local television channels.

That service is intended for Dish Network customers using a SuperDish system.

The Ka band payload is owned and operated by Echostar for as-yet-undisclosed purposes.