INTELSAT Program

Commercial / US

INTernational TELecommunication SATellite

Intelsat was created by 11 states (leaded by the United States) on 24 Aug 1964. The Comsat (controled by the US federal government) was created to manage the system because the US had 61% of the voting part. In 1979 the structure changed so that each member can't possess more that 40% of the voting parts. Since 1966, all the continents are covered by Intelsat and nowadays numerous services are offered. Intelsat counts 142 members.

In 1998 a commercial firm was created named New Skies Satellites. Intelsat 513, Intelsat 703, Intelsat 803, Intelsat 806, Intelsat K and Intelsat KTV have been transfered to the new entity. Those satellites are worth $700 million.

In Dec 1998 in a move to set an example, Intelsat has announced it will deregistered from some unused ITU slots: 63°E, 64.9°E, 69°E, 91.5°E, 180°E, 174°W, 22°W, 21.5°W

In Nov 1999 it was decided that full privatization will be engaged. A Lifeline Connectivity Obligation will be provided to countries dependant on the system. In Aug 2000 The FCC granted Intelsat LLC the right to operate 17 in-orbit satellites, 10 replacement satellites and 13 orbital redeployments (total: 22 orbital slots). Intelsat LLC will be a 100% owned subsidiary of Intelsat Ltd, based in Bermuda. The new Intelsat will continue to honor a set of public service commitments especially related to global coverage and lifeline services.

List Intelsat Satellites:

Satellite Launch (UTC) Rocket Launch Site Longitude Status Out of Service Remarks

First generation

Intelsat I F-1 1965-04-06
23:47:50		 Delta-D Canaveral, LC-17A 28°W Retired   First commercial geosynchronous satellite
Intelsat I F-2 Not launched

Second generation

Intelsat II F-1 1966-10-26
23:05		 Delta-E1 Canaveral, LC-17B N/A Retired   Apogee motor failed, satellite operated from transfer orbit
Intelsat II F-2 1967-01-11
10:55		 Delta-E1 Canaveral, LC-17B   Retired    
Intelsat II F-3 1967-03-23
01:30:12		 Delta-E1 Canaveral, LC-17B  4°W Retired    
Intelsat II F-4 1967-09-28
00:45:00		 Delta E1 Canaveral LC-17B   Retired    

Third generation:

Intelsat III F-11968-09-19
00:09:00		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Failed   Launch failure, destroyed by range safety
Intelsat III F-2 1968-12-19
00:32:00		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Failed   Operated for one and a half years
Intelsat III F-3 1969-02-06
00:39:00		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Retired   Operated for seven years
Intelsat III F-4 1969-06-22
02:00:00		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Failed Operated for three years
Intelsat III F-5 1969-07-26
02:06:00		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Failed   Launch failure, third stage malfunction
Intelsat III F-6 1970-01-15
00:16:03		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Failed   Operated for two years
Intelsat III F-7 1970-04-23
00:46:12		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Retired   Operated for sixteen years
Intelsat III F-8 1970-07-23
23:23:00		 Delta M Canaveral LC-17A   Failed   Apogee motor failed

Fourth generation

Block 1
Intelsat IV F-1 1975-05-21
22:04:00		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A Canaveral LC-36A   Retired    
Intelsat IV F-2 1971-01-26
00:36:03		 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Canaveral LC-36A   Retired    
Intelsat IV F-3 1971-12-20
01:10:04		 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Canaveral LC-36A   Retired    
Intelsat IV F-4 1972-01-23
00:12:04		 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat IV F-5 1972-06-13
21:53:04		 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat IV F-6 1975-02-20
23:35:00		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A Canaveral LC-36A   Failed   Launch failure, electrical disconnect system malfunctioned
Intelsat IV F-7 1973-08-23
22:57:02		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A Canaveral LC-36A   Retired    
Intelsat IV F-8 1974-11-21
23:43:59		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    

Block 2

Intelsat IVA F-1 1975-09-26
00:17:00		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat IVA F-2 1976-01-29
23:56		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat IVA F-3 1978-01-07
00:15:00		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat IVA F-4 1977-05-26
21:47:01		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36A   Retired    
Intelsat IVA F-5 1977-09-30
01:02:59		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36A   Failed   Launch failure, gas generator leaked
Intelsat IVA F-6 1978-03-31
23:36:01		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    

Fifth generation

Block 1
Intelsat V F-1 1981-05-23
22:42		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat V F-2 1980-12-06
23:31		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat V F-3 1981-12-15
23:35		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat V F-4 1982-03-05
00:23		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36A   Retired    
Intelsat V F-5 1982-09-28
23:17		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat V F-6 1983-05-19
22:26		 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36A   Retired    
Intelsat V F-7 1983-10-19
00:45:36		 Ariane 1 KourouELA-1   Retired    
Intelsat V F-8 1984-03-05
00:50:03		 Ariane 1 KourouELA-1   Retired    
Intelsat V F-9 1984-06-09
23:03		 Atlas G Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Failed   Launch failure, upper stage malfunction

Block 2
Intelsat VA F-10 1985-03-22
23:55		 Atlas G Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat VA F-11 1985-06-30
00:44		 Atlas G Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat VA F-12 1985-09-28
23:17		 Atlas G Centaur-D1AR Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat VA F-13 1988-05-17
23:58:00		 Ariane 2 Kourou ELA-1   Sold   To New Skies as NSS-513
Intelsat VA F-14 1986-05-31
00:53:03		 Ariane 2 Kourou ELA-1   Failed   Launch failure, third stage failed to ignite
Intelsat VA F-15 1989-01-27
01:21:00		 Ariane 2 Kourou ELA-1   Sold   To Columbia Communications Corporation as Columbia 515

Sixth generation:
Intelsat VI F-1 1991-10-29
23:08:08		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2   Retired    
Intelsat VI F-2 1989-10-17
23:05:00		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2   Retired    
Intelsat VI F-3 1990-03-14
11:52		 Commercial Titan III Canaveral LC-40   Retired   Launch failure, reboosted by Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-49
Intelsat VI F-4 1990-06-23
11:19		 Commercial Titan III Canaveral LC-40   Retired    
Intelsat VI F-5 1991-08-14
23:15:13		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2   Retired    

Seventh generation
Intelsat 701 1993-10-22
06:46:00		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2   Retired    
Intelsat 702 1994-06-17
07:07:19		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2   Retired    
Intelsat 703 1994-10-06
06:35:02		 Atlas IIAS Canaveral LC-36B       Sold to New Skies as NSS-703
Intelsat 704 1995-01-10
06:18		 Atlas IIAS Canaveral LC-36B   Retired    
Intelsat 705 1995-03-22
06:18		 Atlas IIAS Canaveral LC-36B   Retired 01 Feb 2011  
Intelsat 706 1995-05-17
06:34:00		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2   Retired    
Intelsat 707 1996-03-14
07:11:01		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2   Retired    
Intelsat 708 1996-02-14
19:01		 Long March 3B Xichang LA-2   Failed   Launch failure, carrier rocket went out of control two seconds after launch
Intelsat 709 1996-06-15
06:55:09		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2   Retired    

Eighth generation
Intelsat 801 1997-03-01
01:07:42		 Ariane 44P Kourou ELA-2        
Intelsat 802 1997-06-25
23:44:00		 Ariane 44P Kourou ELA-2 33°E      
Intelsat 803 1997-09-23
23:58		 Ariane 42L Kourou ELA-2       Sold to New Skies as NSS-803, later NSS-5
Intelsat 804 1997-12-22
00:16		 Ariane 42L Kourou ELA-2   Failed 15 Jan 2005  
Intelsat 805 1998-06-18
22:48		 Atlas IIAS Canaveral SLC-36A        
Intelsat 806 1998-02-28
00:21		 Atlas IIAS Canaveral SLC-36B       Sold to New Skies as NSS-806

Ninth generation
Intelsat 901 2001-06-09
06:46		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2        
Intelsat 902 2001-08-30
06:46		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2        
Intelsat 903 2002-03-30
17:25:00		 Proton-K/DM3 Baikonur Site 81/23        
Intelsat 904 2002-02-23
06:59		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2        
Intelsat 905 2002-06-05
06:44		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2        
Intelsat 906 2002-09-06
06:44		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2        
Intelsat 907 2003-02-15
07:00		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2        

Tenth generation:
Intelsat 10-01 Not launched
Intelsat 10-02 2004-06-16
22:27:00		 Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur Site 200/39        

Later spacecraft:

Satellite Launch (UTC) Rocket Launch Site Longitude Fate Out of Service Remarks
Intelsat 1R2000-11-16
01:07:07		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2       ex PAS-1R of PanAmSat
Intelsat 2 1994-07-08
23:05:32		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2       ex PAS-2 of PanAmSat
Intelsat 3R 1996-01-12
23:10:00		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2       ex PAS-3R of PanAmSat
Intelsat 4 1996-08-03
22:58:00		 Ariane 42L Kourou ELA-2       ex PAS-4 of PanAmSat
Intelsat 5 1997-08-28
00:33:30		 Proton-K/DM3 Baikonur Site 81/23   Leased   ex PAS-5 of PanAmSat, leased to Arabsat as Arabsat 2C and Badr-C. Battery degradation reduced capacity by over 50%.
Intelsat 6B 1998-12-22
01:08		 Ariane 42L Kourou ELA-2       ex PAS-6 of PanAmSat, XIPS failed in 2003
Intelsat 7 1998-09-16
06:31		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2   Active   ex PAS-7 of PanAmSat, power system anomaly
Intelsat 8 1998-11-04
05:12:00		 Proton-K/DM3 Baikonur Site 81/23       ex PAS-8 of PanAmSat
Intelsat 9 2000-07-28
22:42:00		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey       ex PAS-9 of PanAmSat
Intelsat 10 2001-05-15
01:11:30		 Proton-K/DM3 Baikonur Site 81/23       ex PAS-10 of PanAmSat
Intelsat 11 2007-10-05
22:02		 Ariane 5GS Kourou ELA-3       ex PAS-11 of PanAmSat
Intelsat 12 2000-10-29
05:59		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2       ex Europe*Star 1 or Loral Skynet, PAS-12 of PanAmSat
Intelsat 14 2009-11-23 Atlas V / 431 Canaveral, SLC-41       in orbit
Intelsat 15 2009-11-30 Zenit-3SLB Baikonur, LC-45/1       in orbit
Intelsat 16 2010-02-12 Proton-M Briz-M Baikonur, LC-200/39       in orbit, ex PAS-11R of PanAmSat
Intelsat 17 2010-11-26 Ariane 5ECA Ko, ELA-3       in orbit
Intelsat 18 2011-10-05 Zenit-3SLB Baikonur, LC-45/1       in orbit
Intelsat 19 2012-06-01  Zenit-3SL  Odyssey, Pacific       in orbit
Intelsat 20 2012-08-02  Ariane-5ECA  Ko, ELA-3       in orbit
Intelsat 21 2012-08-19  Zenit-3SL  Odyssey, Pacific       in orbit
Intelsat 22 2012-03-27 Proton-M Briz-M Baikonur, LC-200/39       in orbit
Intelsat 23 2012-10-14 Proton-M Briz-M         in orbit
Intelsat 24 1996-05-16 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2     47.3° W ex Amos-1 of Spacecom, acquired in 2009
Intelsat 25 2008-07-07 Ariane 5ECA Kourou ELA-3       ex ProtoStar 1 of ProtoStar, acquired in October 2009
Intelsat 26 1997-02-12 Atlas IIA Canaveral LC-36B       ex JCSat-R of JSAT, acquired in 2009, leased to Turksat

Other satellites

Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)
Galaxy 3C 2002-06-15
22:39:30		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey   Active   ex PAS-9, Galaxy 13 of PanAmSat
Galaxy 4R 2000-04-19
00:29		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2   Failed 2009-04 XIPS malfunction
Galaxy 9 1996-05-24
01:09:59		 Delta II 7925 Cape Canaveral LC-17B        
Galaxy 10R 2000-01-25
01:04		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2   Failed 2008-05 XIPS malfunction
Galaxy 11 1999-12-22
00:50		 Ariane 44L Kourou ELA-2   Active   Reduced power due to solar reflector fogging
Galaxy 12 2003-04-09
22:52:19		 Ariane 5G Kourou ELA-3   Active    
Galaxy 13 See Horizons-1
Galaxy 14 2005-08-13
23:28:26		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Baikonur Site 31/6   Active   ex Galaxy 5R
Galaxy 15 2005-10-13
22:32		 Ariane 5GS Kourou ELA-3   Out of control   ex Galaxy 1RR; Transmits WAAS
Galaxy 16 2006-06-18
07:50		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey   Active    
Galaxy 17 2007-05-04
22:29		 Ariane 5ECA Kourou ELA-3   Active    
Galaxy 18 2008-05-21
09:43		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey   Active    
Galaxy 19 2008-09-24
09:28		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey   Active   ex Intelsat Americas 9
Galaxy 23 2003-08-08
03:30:55		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey   Active   Part of EchoStar IX spacecraft. ex Telstar 13 of Space Systems Loral, Intelsat Americas 13
Galaxy 25 1997-05-24
17:00:00		 Proton-K/DM4 Baikonur Site 81/23   Active   ex Telstar 5 of Space Systems Loral, Intelsat Americas 5
Galaxy 26 1999-02-15
05:12:00		 Proton-K/DM3 Baikonur Site 81/23   Active   ex Telstar 6 of Space Systems Loral, Intelsat Americas 6
Galaxy 27 1999-09-25
06:29		 Ariane 44LP Kourou ELA-2   Active   ex Telstar 7 of Space Systems Loral, Intelsat Americas 7
Galaxy 28 2005-06-23
14:03:00		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey   Active   ex Telstar 8 of Space Systems Loral, Intelsat Americas 8

Horizons

Horizons satellites are operated by Horizons Satellite LLC, a joint subsidiary of Intelsat and JSAT Corporation
Horizons-1 2003-10-01
04:02:59		 Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey 127°W Active   Also designated Galaxy 13
Horizons-2 2007-12-21
21:41:55		 Ariane 5GS Kourou ELA-3 74°W Active    

Intelsat APR

Intelsat APR designations are given to leased capacity on satellites which are not owned by Intelsat
Intelsat APR-1 1998-07-18
09:20		 Long March 3B Xichang >LA-2   Active   Leased capacity on Sinosat-1
Intelsat APR-2 1999-04-02
22:03		 Ariane 42P Kourou ELA-2   Active   Leased capacity on INSAT-2E
Intelsat APR-3See Intelsat K-TV

Intelsat K
Intelsat K 1992-06-10
00:00		 Atlas IIA Canaveral LC-36B   Sold   GE Americom, to New Skies as NSS-K
Intelsat K-TV Not launched, to New Skies as NSS-K-TV, NSS-6, to Sinosat as Sinosat-1B with transponders for lease back to Intelsat as APR-3, to HellasSat as HellasSat 2 before launch in 2003

Other:
Marisat-F2 1976-10-14 Delta 2914 Canaveral LC-17A   Retired 2008-10-29 Ex Inmarsat, Hughes, Lockheed
SBS-6 1990-10-12 Ariane 44L Kourou, ELA-2   Retired 2009-02 ex Satellite Business Systems
New Dawn 2011-04-22 Ariane-5ECA Kourou, ELA-3  32.8° E     First launch try aborted on 30 March 2011

Main organisations:

Intelsat Americas
PanAmSat
Inmarsat (US)
Eutelsat (Europa)
Sarsat
Ref: #98 - update: 06.02.13