Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Intelsat 23 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Intelsat, Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
307 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000189757821580208 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.21 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3200 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1503 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
14-10-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
15-18 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton/M |
COSPAR Number |
2012-057A |
NORAD Number |
38867 |
Comments |
15 Ku-band, 24 C-band. Americas, Caribbean, Western Europe, Africa. |