INTELSAT 23

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INTELSAT 23 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 38867

Int'l Code: 2012-057A

Perigee: 35,789.3 km

Apogee: 35,799.8 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 56.7415 m² (large)

Launch date: October 14, 2012
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

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.

1 38867U 12057A   22182.84507087 -.00000276  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 38867   0.0269  98.9856 0001244  63.2067   8.9054  1.00268904 35443

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC