INTELSAT 15

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INTELSAT 15 is classified as:

Intelsat
Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 36106

Int'l Code: 2009-067A

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   26247.89791394 -.00000194  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 36106   0.0140 100.4742 0002312  75.3851 216.5600  1.00271687 42028

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC