Intelsat 16
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2010-006A |
SATCAT № | 36397 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Star-2.4 |
Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences |
Launch mass | 2,056 kilograms (4,533 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 12 February 2010, 00:39:40 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
Contractor | International Launch Services |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 58° west |
Perigee | 35,781 kilometres (22,233 mi) |
Apogee | 35,803 kilometres (22,247 mi) |
Inclination | 0.01 degrees |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 24 December 2013, 12:13:29 UTC[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 24 Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
Coverage area |
Mexico Brazil |
Intelsat 16 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat planned to be located at 58°W.L.. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, on a Star-2.4 bus. Intelsat 16 was formerly known as PAS-11R. It was launched on February 12, 2010 by ILS Proton-M launch vehicle.
References
- ↑ "INTELSAT 16 Satellite details 2010-006A NORAD 36397". N2YO. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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