Intelsat 39 [SSL]
Intelsat 39 is a high-power geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat, which will broadband networking and video distribution services in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Space Systems/Loral announced in May 2016 that it has been awarded a contract to provide a new satellite to Intelsat. The satellite is built on the SSL-1300 platform and carries a C- and Ku-band communications payload. The satellite will use both electric and chemical propulsion for orbit raising and will be operated with all-electric propulsion on orbit.
It will be stationed at the 62° East longitude position to replace the Intelsat 902 satellite, which was also built by SSL and launched in 2001.
Nation: | International |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Intelsat |
Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
Equipment: | C- and Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | SSL-1300 |
Propulsion: | R-4D-11, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | +15 years |
Mass: | 6600 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Intelsat 39 | 2019-049B | 06.08.2019 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA+ | with EDRS C/HYLAS 3 |