INTELSAT 15

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INTELSAT 15 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 36106

Int'l Code: 2009-067A

Perigee: 35,784.6 km

Apogee: 35,804.0 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 11.2202 m² (large)

Launch date: November 30, 2009
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

Intelsat 15 will provide data and video communications services to Russia, the Middle East, and Indian Ocean regions for up to 17 years. After in-orbit testing, the satellite will begin operations from a slot at 85 degrees east longitude, where it will replace the Intelsat 709 spacecraft launched in 1996. The satellite's 22 Ku-band transponders will be attached to two communications beams focused on the Middle East and Russia. The coverage zone stretches from North Africa and eastern Europe to Siberia.

1 36106U 09067A   20090.81160572 -.00000186  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 36106   0.0158 189.1274 0002296 177.2414 199.6011  1.00269754 37842

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC