Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 (IS-38)

Launch data: Designation  43632 / 18074A Launch date  25 Sep 2018 - 22:38 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ECA (VA243) Mission  Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  19523 x 39918 km Eccentricity   Inclination  1.28° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• The new satellite will provide continuity of service for the Intelsat 12 satellite currently stationed at 45° East, an orbital location which hosts Direct-to-Home (DTH) platforms and provides connectivity for corporate network services in Africa. The new Intelsat 38 satellite will also provide services across Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.

Mission details:

• On Sep 25, 2018 Arianespace successfully launched the 100th Ariane 5, placing two communications satellites in geotransfer orbit.
  The upper payload was Horizons 3e, for the Horizons joint venture between Intelsat and Japan′s Sky Perfect JSAT. The satellite uses a Boeing 702MP bus with a launch mass of 6441 kg.
  The lower payload was Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38, a Maxar SSL-1300 with a launch mass of 3500 kg.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou

Headquarter cancel Paris