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Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2009-064A |
SATCAT no. | 36097 |
Mission duration | 16 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 5,663 kilograms (12,485 lb) |
Dry mass | 2,517 kilograms (5,549 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 23 November 2009, 06:55:00 | UTC
Rocket | Atlas V 431 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 45° west |
Semi-major axis | 42,165.0 kilometres (26,200.1 mi) |
Perigee altitude | 35,783.5 kilometres (22,234.8 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,805.5 kilometres (22,248.5 mi) |
Inclination | 0° |
Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
Epoch | 19 April 2017[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 40 C-band 22 Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 72 MHz (8 C-band) 36 MHz (others) |
Coverage area | Americas, Europe, Africa |
Intelsat |
Intelsat 14 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 45° West longitude, serving the Americas, Europe, and African markets. Intelsat 14 replaced Intelsat 1R which was at the end of its design life. It was built by Space Systems Loral, as part of its LS-1300 line.