Intelsat IS-30 (DLA 1, ISDLA 1)

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Launch data: Designation  40271 / 14062A Launch date  16 Oct 2014 - 21:44 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ECA (VA220) Mission  Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35776 x 35796 km Eccentricity   Inclination   0.00° Period  1436.08 min

Description:

• INTELSAT 30 is a geostationary satellite, equipped with 72 Ku-band and 10 C-band transponders and designed for a 15-year mission, covering Latin America. DirecTV Latin America has leased spacecraft's Ku-band payload to provide direct-to-home television programming to the company's 18 million customers in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
• The Ku-band payloads, refered to as DLA 1 and 2 (Intelsat 31), will be used to expand DTH entertainment offerings and provide backup and restoration services. The two satellites will be co-located with Intelsat’s Galaxy 3C satellite at 95°W, which DTVLA has used since 2002.

Mission details:

• Ariane mission VA220, vehicle 574, launched two communications satellites to GTO on Oct 16, 2014.
  Payloads were the Intelsat/DirectTV joint venture, IS-30/ISDLA-1; and Argentina's first domestic GEO comsat, ARSAT-1. IS-30's Ku-band payload is leased to DirectTV as DLA-1 for broadcast to Latin America.

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