Intelsat

Intelsat 16 (IS-16)

Intelsat

Spacecraft nº:

Intelsat spacecraft nº:

Also called: Intelsat IS-16

Prime contractor	Orbital Sciences Corp. (OSC)
Platform	Star-2.4 Bus
Operator	PanAmSat --> Intelsat, Ltd
Mass at launch	2450 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)
Equipment	24 active Ku-band transponders with two groups of 16-for-12 redundant linearized TWTA's transponders
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion	IHI 500 N engine
DC power	4500 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Date	Position	Remarks
April 2010	58.12° W

24 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home to customers in Mexico and Brazil.
IS-16 is an Orbital Sciences Star-2.4 Ku-band satellite which will backup SKY's Latin America services. It was launched by a Khrunichev Proton-M on Feb 12, 2010. After intermediate orbits of -432 x 196 km x 51.5 deg, 189 x 194 km x 51.5 deg, 314 x 4989 km x 48.6 deg, and 509 x 37663 km x 46.1 deg, the Briz upper stage deployed the Intelsat in a 37515 x 38009 km x 0.1 deg supersynchronous orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR623), #206, #226 - update: 14.05.10