Intelsat 23
| Intelsat 23 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 14, 2012, 10:37 UTC |
| Launcher | Proton-M / Bris-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, launch pad 81/24 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-057A |
| Takeoff mass | 3,200 kg |
| Empty mass | 1,503 kg |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Satellite bus | GEOStar-2 |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned) |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | Intelsat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 C and 15 Ku bands |
| Transponder performance | * 19-for-15 TWTA (Ku-Band) * two 16-for-12 TWTA (C-Band) |
| Bandwidth | * 72, 77 and 112 MHz (Ku-band) * 36, 41, 72 and 77 MHz (C-band) |
| EIRP | *> 44.0 dBW (Ku band) *> 31.7 dBW (C band) |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 4.8 kW |
| Power storage | two lithium-ion batteries. |
| position | |
| First position | 53 ° west |
| drive | Dual-fuel apogee motor , as well as hydrazine drives for position control |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Intelsat 23 is a commercial communications satellite owned by the satellite operator Intelsat .
He was a on October 14, 2012 Proton-M / Briz-M - carrier rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in a geostationary brought orbit and to Intelsat 707 replace. After a little over 9 minutes and 41 seconds of flight time, the upper stage with the satellite was separated from the rocket and the rocket was placed in the intended position after 9 hours and 30 minutes.
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 15 Ku-band - and 24 C-band - transponders m and two 2.5 x 2.7 and 1.3 x 1.65 m equipped a large antennas and to the position of 53 ° West African , Western Europe, the Caribbean, certain islands in the Atlantic and Pacific, as well as North and South America with a wide range of communication services. It was based on the Geostar-2 - satellite bus of Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) built and has a design life of 15 years.
Web links
- Manufacturer website (English)
- Operator website (English; PDF; 688 kB)
- Mission Overview ILS Launch (English; PDF; 3.4 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Thomas Weyrauch: Intelsat 23 started on Proton-M. October 14, 2012, accessed September 4, 2012 .