Intelsat 15

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Intelsat 15
Spacecraft Design Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbital location 85° East (0°N 85°E / 0°N 85°E / 0; 85Coordinates: 0°N 85°E / 0°N 85°E / 0; 85)
Launch Date 30 November 2009
Vehicle Star-2 Bus
Design Life 15 years
Ku-band payload 22
Coverage Russia, Near East, Indian Ocean

Intelsat 15 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. Intelsat 15 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, on a Star-2 Bus. Intelsat plans to locate Intelsat 15 at 85° E longitude. It was lifted from Baikonur Cosmodrome to a geosynchronous transfer orbit on 30 November 2009 by a Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zenit rocket launches with communications satellite". Spaceflight Now. November 30, 2009.