Orbital Intelsat 11 User Manual
Intelsat 11, Mission description, Geostar
Communications
Mission Description
The Intelsat 11 satellite manufactured for Intelsat carries a hybrid payload. Located at an orbital slot
at 43 degrees West Longitude, the satellite's C-band payload serves the Continental United States
(CONUS), Mexico and South America and the Ku-band payload serves the DIRECTV Latin America
downlink coverage area of Brazil. The Ku-band payload also has uplink capability from the CONUS,
Mexico, Europe, and Northwest and Southeast South America.
GEOStar
™
Satellites for Intelsat
Intelsat 11 is one of ten Orbital GEOStar communications satellites ordered by Intelsat.
Coverage:
The Americas
Mission:
C-band communications for CONUS,
Mexico, and South America;
Ku-band downlink communications
for Brazil (spot coverage over Mexico,
Venezuela and Florida), and uplink
communications for CONUS, Mexico,
Europe, and Northwest and Southeast
South America
Customer:
Intelsat
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Intelsat 11 undergoes testing in the Antenna
Range at Orbital’s satellite manufacturing
facility in Dulles, Virginia.
Intelsat 11
Hybrid C-band and Ku-band Commercial Communications Satellite for Intelsat
GEO
• Galaxy 12
• Galaxy 14
• Galaxy 15
• Horizons-2
• Intelsat 11
• Intelsat 15
• Intelsat 16
• Intelsat 18
• Intelsat 23
• Intelsat 28