Intelsat_11

Intelsat 11

Intelsat 11

Communications satellite

Intelsat 11 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat and located at 43.0° West longitude, serving the Americas market.[1] Intelsat 11 replaced Intelsat 3R which was nearing the end of its design life.[2] Intelsat 11 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, as part of its STAR-2 line.[3] Intelsat 11 was formerly known as PAS-11. It was launched 5 October 2007 by an Ariane 5 GS.[4]

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Intelsat 11 is designed to deliver C-band services to Intelsat's customers in the continental United States and also serve as DirecTV Latin America's Ku-band downlink for coverage of Brazil. Intelsat 11 is designed to assume the responsibilities of current customers for Intelsat 3R.[5]

In February 2023, Intelsat announced its intent to move Intelsat 11 to a backup satellite asset and allowing the satellite to drift to an inclined geosynchronous orbit with eventual intent to retire it to a graveyard orbit.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Intelsat 11". satbeams.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Satellite Update – June 23, 2011". TVTechnology.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Intelsat 11". Orbital Sciences Corporation.
  4. [4]
    "Arianespace boosts Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 into orbit". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Orbital-Built Intelsat-11 and Optus D2 Communications Satellites Successfully Launched". Northrop Grumman. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. [6]
    Fromont, Pascal (2 February 2023). "Intelsat 11 Moves Closer to Well-Deserved Retirement". INTELSAT. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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