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GEO Satellite
succesfull
Launch date
19 August 2012
Position
58° West
Manufacturer
Operator
Launch operator
Launch vehicle
Expected lifetime
15+ Years
Regions
Europe Region
North America Region
South America Region
In July 2009 satellite operator Intelsat ordered the Intelsat-21 satellite with Hughes Satellite Systems (Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc). The satellite will be based on Boeing’s BSS-702MP platform. The satellite was launched in 2012, and serves at the 302° East longitude orbital location over the Indian Ocean region, replacing Intelsat-9.
The payload is powered by two solar wings, each with four panels of ultra-triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells. The satellite contains 24 C-band transponders covering the western hemisphere and 36 Ku Band transponders offering mobility beams. The focus of Ku-Band coverage for this satellite is South America. Intelsat has a planned on-orbit service life of 15 years for this satellite.
Intelsat-21 satellite was successfully launched on August 19th, 2012 on a Zenit-3SL launcher from the Odyssey launch platform operated by launch operator Sea Launch. It was Sea Launch’s 33rd mission since its inaugural flight in March 1999
GEO Satellite
succesfull
GEO Satellite
succesfull