Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Intelsat 20 (IS-20) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Intelsat, Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
68.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35780 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
0.000118609892064998 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.03 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6094 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2989 |
Power (watts) |
19300 |
Date of Launch |
02-08-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
18 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2012-043A |
NORAD Number |
38740 |
Comments |
Replacement for Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10. C-band and Ku-band for DTH television, cellularbackhaul and VSAT services. |