Intelsat 15
Names | IS-15 / JSCAT-85 | |
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Mission type | Communications | |
Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group | |
COSPAR ID | 2009-067A | |
SATCAT no. | 36106 | |
Website | Intelsat JSAT | |
Mission duration | 15 years | |
Spacecraft properties | ||
Spacecraft | IS-15 | |
Bus | Star-2.4 | |
Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences | |
Launch mass | 2,484 kg (5,476 lb) | |
Dry mass | 1,227 kg (2,705 lb) | |
Power | 4.6 kW | |
Start of mission | ||
Launch date | 21:00, November 30, 2009 (UTC) | |
Rocket | Zenit-3SLB | |
Launch site | Baikonur 45/1 | |
Contractor | Land Launch | |
Orbital parameters | ||
Reference system | Semi-major axis 42,164.0 km (26,199.5 mi) | |
Perigee altitude | 35,786.0 km (22,236.4 mi) | |
Apogee altitude | 35,800.9 km (22,245.6 mi) | |
Inclination | 0° | |
Period | 1,436.1 minutes | |
Epoch | May 07, 2018[1] | |
Transponders | ||
Band | 22 (+8 spares) Ku band | |
Coverage area | Russia, Near East, Indian Ocean | |
Intelsat 15, also known as IS-15, is a
Satellite description
Intelsat 15 is a
The satellite used a
Its payload is composed two 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) deployable dual grid reflectors, plus one 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) deck mounted reflector. They are fed by 22 active
History
On April 2, 2007,
On May 1, 2007, Orbital Sciences Corporation (now Orbital ATK) announced that it had been awarded a contract to manufacture Intelsat 15. It would be based on the STAR-2 satellite bus, generate 4.6 kW of power for its 22-transponder Ku band payload and had an expected launch date of early 2009.[11]
On February 26, 2008, Sea Launch announce a contract with Intelsat to launch two satellites manufactured by Orbital Corporation, Intelsat 15 and Intelsat 16. The contract was itself a renegotiation for repurpose two already existing reservation by Intelsat with Sea Launch for two satellites to these new spacecraft. They were expected to be launched by the Land Launch service, which used Zenit-3SLB rockets from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, during 2009.[12]
Between October 27 and November 5, 2009 Intelsat 15 was processed in the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On November 6, it was filled with propellant.[13] On November 24, 2009, JSAT announced that the launch of Intelsat 15 was expected on November 29 at 1:00 UTC.[14] But during the launch attempt on November 29, the automatic prelaunch issued an abort command.[15][13] But the launch committee agreed to make a second attempt on the next day.[13]
On November 30, 2009, at 21:00 UTC, the Zenit-3SLB successfully launched Intelsat 15, from
References
- ^ n2yo.com. "Intelsat 15". Retrieved May 7, 2018.
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- ^ "JSAT Reaches Agreement to Own Transponders on Intelsat 15 Satellite". JSAT Corporation. April 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ "Orbital Awarded New Contract For IS-15 Commercial Communications Satellite By Intelsat". Orbital Sciences Corporation. May 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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- SKY Perfect JSAT Group. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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