INTELSAT 21

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INTELSAT 21 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 38749

Int'l Code: 2012-045A

Perigee: 35,783.5 km

Apogee: 35,806.3 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 41.6228 m² (large)

Launch date: August 19, 2012
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Launch site: SEA LAUNCH (SEAL)

INTELSAT 21 is a telecommunications satellite for broadcasting cable and direct-to-home TV programming across Latin America and the Caribbean. The 13,192-pound (5,984-kg) satellite was built by Boeing using the 702MP medium-power spacecraft design and life expectancy of 15 year or more. It is equipped with a communications package of 36 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders for video, radio, data and telephone relay services.

1 38749U 12045A   16274.13555563 -.00000309  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 38749   0.0207 180.8645 0002695   3.6184 175.5147  1.00267676 15076

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC