Intelsat 36 [SSL]
Intelsat 36 is a geostationary communications s atellite to provide media and content distribution services in Africa and South Asia.
Space Systems/Loral announced in August 2014 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 be colocated with Intelsat 20 over the Indian Ocean at 68.5° East to provide both Ku- and C-band services, with MultiChoice, Africa’s leading pay TV provider, utilizing the Ku-band payload. The C-band payload will provide video services to other customers who distribute content to South Asian cable communities.
Nation: | International |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Intelsat |
Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
Equipment: | 30 Ku-band transponders, 10 C-band transponders |
Configuration: | SSL-1300 |
Propulsion: | R-4D-11 |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | +15 years |
Mass: | 3253 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Intelsat 36 | 2016-053B | 24.08.2016 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with Intelsat 33e |