Orbital Intelsat 23 - Manual (Page 2)

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Intelsat 23
Coverage Contour Maps
C-band Coverage Areas Ku-band Coverage Areas
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb.)
Solar Arrays: Four panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized; zero momentum system
Propulsion: Liquid bi-propellant transfer orbit system;
monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Batteries: Two >4840 W-Hr capacity Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life: 15 years
Orbit: 307° East Longitude
Hybrid Payload
C-band
Repeater:
24 active transponders with two groups of
16-for-12 redundant TWTAs
Antenna: 2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reflector; 1.3 x 1.65 m single
shell super-elliptical deck-mounted
Ku-band
Repeater:
15 active transponders with 19-for-15
TWTAs
Antenna: 2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reflector
Launch
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Date: October 14, 2012
Mission Partners
Intelsat
Intelsat is a premier global provider of video and data services
via satellite
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor for Galaxy 12, 14 and 15; Intelsat 11, 15, 16, 18, 23
and 28; Horizons-2 for an Intelsat/SKY Perfect JSAT joint venture
International Launch Services
Launch provider
F1 11.7 GHz HP
F2 11.7 GHz HP
F1 14.0 GHz HP
F2 14.0 GHz HP
Eastern Hemisphere 3.7 GHz
Western Hemisphere 3.7 GHz
Eastern Hemisphere 5.925 GHz
Western Hemisphere 5.925 GHz