Intelsat 36

Intelsat 36 satellite (IS-36)

Launched together with: Intelsat 33e

Prime manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Platform	SSL-1300
Operator	Intelsat
Mass at launch	3253 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	30 Ku-band transponders, 10 C-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	R-4D-11
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Intelsat 36 is a geostationary communications s atellite to provide media and content distribution services in Africa and South Asia.
Space Systems/Loral announced in August 2014 that it has been awarded a contract to provide a new satellite to Intelsat. The satellite is built on the SSL-1300 platform and carries a C- and Ku-band communications payload.
The satellite will be colocated with Intelsat 20 over the Indian Ocean at 68.5° East to provide both Ku- and C-band services, with MultiChoice, Africa’s leading pay TV provider, utilizing the Ku-band payload. The C-band payload will provide video services to other customers who distribute content to South Asian cable communities.

Ref.: #7(JR730), #14 - update: 10.02.17