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Names | IS-21 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2012-045A |
SATCAT no. | 38749 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Intelsat 21 |
Spacecraft type | Boeing 702 |
Bus | BSS-702MP |
Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
Launch mass | 5,984 kg (13,192 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 August 2012, 06:54:59 UTC |
Rocket | Zenit-3SL |
Launch site | Odyssey, Pacific Ocean |
Contractor | Sea Launch |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 58° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 60 transponders: 24 C-band 36 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Canada, United States, Latin America, Caribbean, Europe |
Intelsat 21 is a communications satellite manufactured by Boeing Space Systems (BSS) for the Intelsat Corporation, based on the BSS-702MP satellite bus.[1] It was launched on 19 August 2012 at 06:54:59 UTC by a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle from a mobile platform in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.[2][3] and replaces the Intelsat 9 satellite at 58° West Longitude.