Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 21 (IS-21) |
Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
Operator/Owner | Intelsat, Ltd. |
Users | Commercial |
Purpose | Communications |
Class of Orbit | GEO |
Type of Orbit | |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -58 |
Perigee (km) | 35774 |
Apogee (km) | 35811 |
Eccentricity | 0.000438778535428402 |
Inclination (degrees) | 0.06 |
Period (minutes) | 1436.39 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 5984 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | 3600 |
Power (watts) | |
Date of Launch | 19-08-2012 |
Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor | USA |
Launch Site | Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number | 2012-045A |
NORAD Number | 38749 |
Comments | Will replace Intelsat 9 - Meet needs of key customers SKY Mexico, Turner, Discovery,Fox, Telespazio, etc. |