Orbital Intelsat 23 - Manual

Communications
Mission Description
Orbital built the Intelsat 23 (IS-23) GEO communications satellite for Intelsat. IS-23 generates
4.8 kilowatts of electrical payload power and carries 15 active Ku-band and 24 active C-band
transponders. The spacecraft provides communications services for the Americas, the Caribbean,
Western Europe, Africa and selected islands of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Designed for a useful
life of at least 15 years, the IS-23 satellite is located in orbit at 307 degrees East Longitude, and is the
10th Orbital-built geosynchronous communications satellite in the Intelsat fleet.
GEOStar ™ Satellites for Intelsat
Intelsat 23 is one of ten Orbital GEOStar communications satellites ordered by Intelsat.
Coverage:
The Americas, the Caribbean, Western
Europe, Africa and selected islands of
the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
Mission:
C- and Ku-band communications
Customer:
Intelsat
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Intelsat 23
Hybrid C-band and Ku-band Commercial Communications Satellite for Intelsat
GEO
Intelsat 23 in Orbital's Dulles, Virginia satellite
manufacturing facility
• Galaxy 12
• Galaxy 14
• Galaxy 15
• Horizons-2
• Intelsat 11
• Intelsat 15
• Intelsat 16
• Intelsat 18
• Intelsat 23
• Intelsat 28