Intelsat 20
| Intelsat 20 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 2, 2012, 20:54 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA VA-208 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-043A |
| Takeoff mass | 6,094 kg |
| Empty mass | 2,989 kg |
| Dimensions | 8.2 × 3.5 × 3.2 m at the start |
| Span in orbit | 32.4 m |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| Satellite bus | SSL 1300 |
| lifespan | 24 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | Intelsat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 60 Ku-Band, 24 C-Band and 1 Ka-Band |
| Bandwidth | * 8 × 54 MHz, 16 × 27 MHz, 12 × 36 MHz C / Ku cross-strap
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| Others | |
| Electrical power | 19.3 kW (end of life) |
| position | |
| Actual position | 68.5 east |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Intelsat 20 is a commercial communications satellite owned by the satellite operator Intelsat . It replaced its predecessors Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10 in September 2012 .
It was August 2, 2012 at 20:54 UTC with an Ariane-5 - rocket from the Kourou launch site (along with HYLAS 2 ) into a geostationary transfer orbit brought. After separating from the rocket 28 minutes after launch, the satellite reached its geostationary end position on its own . It was the fiftieth successful launch of an Ariane 5 rocket in series, which also set a new load record with the transport of a payload of 10.2 tons in a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 60 Ku-band -, 24 C-band - and a Ka-band - transponders equipped and supplied from the position 68.5 ° East from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and Asia with telecommunications services (video , Voice and broadband applications). It was built on the basis of the SL1300 satellite bus from Space Systems / Loral and has a planned service life of 24 years.
Web links
- Manufacturer website (English)
- Operator website (English; PDF file; 842 kB)
- Satbeams: Intelsat 20 (IS-20) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ArianeSpace: LaunchKit ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 3.2 MB)
- ↑ a b c Heise News: Ariane 5 sets a load record
- ↑ Arianespace: Arianespace - Press Release - Arianespace launch a success: Ariane 5 ECA orbits INTELSAT 20 and HYLAS 2 satellites
