INTELSAT 20

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INTELSAT 20 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 38740

Int'l Code: 2012-043A

Perigee: 35,788.0 km

Apogee: 35,799.5 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 1.2308 m² (large)

Launch date: August 2, 2012
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

INTELSAT 20, owned by Intelsat of Luxembourg and Washington, carries 60 Ku- and 24 C-band transponders along with one Ka-band transponder. Is intended to operate in geostationary orbit at 68.5 degrees east longitude to serve Indian and African television broadcasters.

1 38740U 12043A   16267.87984882 -.00000055  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 38740   0.0124 176.2743 0001363   6.3056 205.8184  1.00271805 15204

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC