Intelsat 16
| Intelsat 16 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 12, 2010, 12:39 AM UTC |
| Launcher | Proton-M / Bris-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2010-006A |
| Takeoff mass | 2450 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 2056 kg |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Satellite bus | STAR-2.4 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| operator | Intelsat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 4.6 kW UTJ gallium arsenide solar cells and two lithium ion batteries with 4.84 kWh each |
| position | |
| First position | 58 ° west |
| Actual position | 58 ° west |
| drive | Hydrazine thrusters |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Intelsat 16 (formerly PAS-11R) is a television satellite owned by the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium ( Intelsat ). It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation and launched on February 12, 2010 by ILS with a Proton from Baikonur . Its service life is expected to be 15 years , whereby the direct delivery of the satellite by the Breeze M upper stage in geostationary orbit has reduced the fuel consumption of the satellite drive, which means that its service life can be extended beyond that.
Intelsat 16 is to provide video and data services (satellite television from DirecTV for SKY Mexico and SKY Brazil, partly in HD quality) from its position in Brazil and Mexico . He has two fold-out antennas each 2.3 meters in diameter and an elliptical antenna with 0.9 meters diameter mounted on the satellite as well as 22 Ku-band transponders with traveling wave tube amplifiers in two groups with a 12-for-9 redundancy.
Web links
- ILS: Intelsat 16 (English)
- Intelsat: Intelsat 16 Launch Successful; Offers Expanded Capacity for DTH Services in Latin America (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Intelsat16 Fact (Orbital) (PDF; 1.2 MB)
- ↑ FliegerRevue. April 2010, p. 9, Intelsat 16 by direct entry
- ↑ Intelsat 16 (orbital)