Intelsat 11

Intelsat 11
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID2007-044B
SATCAT no.32253
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusSTAR-2
ManufacturerOrbital Sciences
Launch mass2491 kg
Start of mission
Launch date5 October 2007, 22:02 (2007-10-05UTC22:02Z) UTC
RocketAriane 5 GS
Launch siteKourou, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude43.0° West
Transponders
Band16 C-band
18 Ku-band
Bandwidth36 MHz
Coverage areaAmericas and Europe
 

Intelsat 11 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat and located at 43.0° West longitude, serving the Americas market. Intelsat 11 replaced Intelsat 3R which was nearing the end of its design life. Intelsat 11 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, as part of its STAR-2 line. Intelsat 11 was formerly known as PAS-11. It was launched 5 October 2007 by an Ariane 5 GS.

Intelsat 11 is designed to deliver C-band services to Intelsat's customers in the continental United States and also serve as DirecTV Latin America's Ku-band downlink for coverage of Brazil. Intelsat 11 is designed to assume the responsibilities of current customers for Intelsat 3R.

In February 2023, Intelsat announced its intent to move Intelsat 11 to a backup satellite asset and allowing the satellite to drift to an inclined geosynchronous orbit with eventual intent to retire it to a graveyard orbit.

References

  1. ^ "Intelsat 11". satbeams.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Satellite Update – June 23, 2011". TVTechnology.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Intelsat 11". Orbital Sciences Corporation.
  4. ^ "Arianespace boosts Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 into orbit". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Orbital-Built Intelsat-11 and Optus D2 Communications Satellites Successfully Launched". Northrop Grumman. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ Fromont, Pascal (2 February 2023). "Intelsat 11 Moves Closer to Well-Deserved Retirement". INTELSAT. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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