| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 17 (IS-17) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Intelsat, Ltd. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 66 |
| Perigee (km) | 35770 |
| Apogee (km) | 35804 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000403254501031857 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.03 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5540 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2393 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 26-11-2010 |
| Expected Lifetime | 16 yrs. |
| Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2010-065B |
| NORAD Number | 37238 |
| Comments | 24 C-band, 25 Ku-band transponders serving Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia. |