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NORAD ID: 38867
Int'l Code: 2012-057A
Perigee: 35,786.6 km
Apogee: 35,801.1 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: October 14, 2012
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (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 14067.41957380 -.00000307 00000-0 10000-3 0 3025
2 38867 000.0504 307.9762 0001728 018.9208 297.1499 01.00271454 5159
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for INTELSAT 23
