Orbital Intelsat 11 User Manual

Intelsat 11, Mission description, Geostar

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Communications

Mission Description

The Intelsat 11 satellite manufactured for Intelsat carries a hybrid payload. Located at an orbital slot
at 43 degrees West Longitude, the satellite's C-band payload serves the Continental United States
(CONUS), Mexico and South America and the Ku-band payload serves the DIRECTV Latin America
downlink coverage area of Brazil. The Ku-band payload also has uplink capability from the CONUS,
Mexico, Europe, and Northwest and Southeast South America.

GEOStar

Satellites for Intelsat

Intelsat 11 is one of ten Orbital GEOStar communications satellites ordered by Intelsat.

Coverage:

The Americas

Mission:

C-band communications for CONUS,
Mexico, and South America;
Ku-band downlink communications
for Brazil (spot coverage over Mexico,
Venezuela and Florida), and uplink
communications for CONUS, Mexico,
Europe, and Northwest and Southeast
South America

Customer:

Intelsat

FACTS AT A GLANCE

Intelsat 11 undergoes testing in the Antenna
Range at Orbital’s satellite manufacturing
facility in Dulles, Virginia.

Intelsat 11

Hybrid C-band and Ku-band Commercial Communications Satellite for Intelsat

GEO

• Galaxy 12

• Galaxy 14

• Galaxy 15

• Horizons-2

• Intelsat 11

• Intelsat 15

• Intelsat 16

• Intelsat 18

• Intelsat 23

• Intelsat 28

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