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NORAD ID: 38867
Int'l Code: 2012-057A
Perigee: 35,790.3 km
Apogee: 35,800.2 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 42166 km
Launch date: October 14, 2012
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organiz (ITSO)
Comments: INTELSAT 23 will replace Intelsat 707, an aging satellite launched in 1996. The new satellite carries 15 active Ku-band and 24 active C-band transponders, and from a position at 53 degrees west longitude in geostationary, the craft will reach customers in the Americas, the Caribbean, Western Europe, Africa, and islands in the Atlantic and Pacific. Built by Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., Intelsat 23 is designed for a lifetime of more than 18 years, according to Intelsat of Luxembourg, the world's largest communications satellite operator.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38867U 12057A 13169.35859517 .00000000 00000-0 10000-3 0 1480
2 38867 000.0178 340.4288 0001173 147.6132 214.7864 01.00266362 889
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for INTELSAT 23
