Intelsat 22

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Intelsat 22
Start date March 25, 2012, 12:10 UTC
Launcher Proton-M / Bris-M
Launch site Baikonur
COSPAR-ID : 2012-011A
Takeoff mass 6199 kg
Manufacturer Boeing Satellite Systems
model BSS-702MP
Satellite bus Boeing Satellite Systems
lifespan 18 years (planned)
operator Intelsat
Playback information
Transponder 48 in the C band
24 in the Ku band
Bandwidth 36 MHz
position
First position 72 ° East
Actual position 72 ° East
List of geostationary satellites

Intelsat 22 is a television satellite owned by the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium ( Intelsat ). On March 25, 2012 , it was carried into space by the ILS with a Proton-M launcher from the Baikonur Cosmodrome . Its lifespan is expected to be 18 years. The Proton was supposed to put him in a supersynchronous orbit with a perigee of 391 km, an apogee of 65,000 km, and an inclination of 28.5 °. From there he heads for the geostationary orbit.

The Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems based on the satellite bus 702MP built satellite should with 48 C- and 24 Ku-band - transponders on its position in the C-band Africa and Asia and the Ku-band to Europe, East Africa and the Middle East with Supply video and data services. A UHF communication system with 18 transponders for the Australian Defense Force is installed as an additional payload .

Intelsat 22 replaced Intelsat 709 at 72 ° East.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Media Advisory | ILS Proton to Launch Intelsat 22 , at ilslaunch.com, March 22, 2012, accessed March 27, 2012.
  2. Intelsat's Global Broadband Maritime and Aeronautical Infrastructure Continues to Advance with Intelsat 22 ILS Proton Launch Success ( Memento from January 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. Intelsat Announces Intelsat 22 Satellite to Provide Incremental Capacity in High-demand Regions ( Memento from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), April 27, 2009