Intelsat New Dawn

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Launch data: Designation  37392 / 11016A Launch date  22 April 2011 - 21:37 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ECA Mission  Commercial: Communications Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35800 x 35892 km Eccentricity  1.09E-03 Inclination  0.05 deg Period  1439.15 min

Spacecraft data: Prime manufactor  Orbital Science Corporation (OSC) Platform  Star-2.4 Bus Operator  New Dawn Satellite Co. Ltd. Mass at launch  3000 kg Dry Mass  1283 kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Equipment   Solar array   Stabilization   Propulsion   DC power  4800 W Design lifetime  15 yrs - still active

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Description:

• INTELSAT NEW DAWN was built by Orbital Sciences Corp. and is based on that firm's Star 2 platform. The 6,600-pound (3,000-kg) spacecraft will link Africa, Western Europe, the Middle East and Pakistan through Ku-band and C-band transponders and antennas. Intelsat New Dawn is geared for wireless broadband, television and other media applications.
• Carries 14 active C-band transponders and 16 Ku-band transponders to serve customers in Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Western Europe; the C-band antenna has failed to deploy as of 6/11.

Mission details:

• An Ariane 5ECA placed two communications satellites in geostationary transfer orbit on Apr 22, 2011. Intelsat New Dawn is an Orbital Star 2, also with a C/Ku hybrid payload, and will be stationed at 32.8E for coverage of Africa. It is owned by New Dawn Satellite Co. Ltd., a joint venture of Intelsat S.A. (UK) and Convergence Partners (Johannesburg, South Africa); New Dawn Satellite Co. Ltd. is registered in Port Louis, Mauritius (as is RASCOMStar QAF, another regional African satellite operator).
• Another blow to communications satellite operators, Intelsat New Dawn, launched by an Ariane in April, couldn't unfold its C-band antenna dish, although its Ku-band system is working well. New Dawn is in a 35778 x 35795 km x 0.0 deg geostationary orbit over 52.5E.