Intelsat Americas 8
| Intelsat Americas 8 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | June 23, 2005 |
| Launcher | Zenit 3SL |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| model | 1300 series |
| operator | Intelsat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 38 C-band 36 Ku-band 4 Ka-band |
| Bandwidth | C-band North America 2 x 72 MHz ; 20 × 36 MHz C-band South America 6 × 72 MHz Ku-band North America 24 × 36 MHz Ku-band South America 12 × 36 MHz Ka-band USA 4 × 500 MHz |
| EIRP | C-band North America 42 dBW C-band South America 42 dBW Ku-band North America 49 dBW Ku-band South America 50 dBW Ka-band USA 53 dBW |
| position | |
| First position | 89 ° west |
| Actual position | 89 ° west |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Intelsat Americas 8 (also called IA-8 ) is a communications satellite owned by the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (Intelsat). He was launched into orbit on June 23, 2005 aboard a Zenit 3SL rocket from a floating launch site. It is the first Intelsat satellite whose reception area covers the entire North American continent.
Americas 8 provides capacities for TV and radio reception as well as for telecommunications , Internet and multimedia services.
reception
Americas 8 can be received in North America , Alaska , Hawaii , South America, and the Caribbean . The transmission takes place in the C-, Ku- and Ka-Band.
Web links
- Technical data and footprints (.pdf, 364 kB, English)
- Wikinews announcement about the Americas 8 launch