| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 15 (IS-15, JCSat 85) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Intelsat, Ltd./Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 85 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35798 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000260929383020613 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2550 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 4600 |
| Date of Launch | 30-11-2009 |
| Expected Lifetime | 17 yrs. |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SLB |
| COSPAR Number | 2009-067A |
| NORAD Number | 36106 |
| Comments | Will replace Intelsat 709; 22 Ku-band transponders; Data and video for customers in Russisa, the Middle East and Indian ocean area. Five transponders are directly owned by Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. |