Names | IS-19 |
---|---|
Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2012-030A |
SATCAT no. | 38356 |
Mission duration | 18 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Intelsat 19 |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 5,600 kg (12,300 lb) |
Power | 19.3 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 1 June 2012, 05:22:59 UTC |
Rocket | Zenit-3SL |
Launch site | Odyssey, Pacific Ocean |
Contractor | Sea Launch |
Entered service | 13 August 2012 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 166° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 58 transponders: 24 C-band 34 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Asia-Pacific Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Japan, Western United States |
Intelsat 19 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat. It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral,[1] based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It was successfully launched by Sea Launch using a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle on 1 June 2012 at 05:22:59 UTC.[2] Upon entering service it replaced Intelsat 8 at 166° East Longitude.