Orbital Intelsat 15 User Manual
Intelsat 15, Mission description, Geostar

Communications
Mission Description
The Intelsat 15 (IS-15) satellite manufactured for Intelsat replaced Intelsat 709 positioned at 85 degrees
East Longitude. The high power Ku-band payload provides video and data services for the Middle East,
Indian Ocean regions and Russia. Based on Orbital’s GEOStar-2™ spacecraft bus, IS-15 produces 4.6
kilowatts of payload power and features two 2.3 meter dual grid deployable reflectors as well as one
1.4 meter deck-mounted antenna.
GEOStar
™
Satellites for Intelsat
Intelsat 15 is one of ten Orbital GEOStar communications satellites ordered by Intelsat.
Coverage:
Middle East, Indian Ocean Region and
Russia
Mission:
Ku-band video and data services
Customer:
Intelsat
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Intelsat 15 in Orbital’s Dulles, Virginia satellite
manufacturing facility
Intelsat 15
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