Orbital Horizons-2 - Manual

Communications
Mission Description
Orbital manufactured the Horizons-2 satellite for Horizons Satellite Holdings, LLC, a joint venture
between Intelsat of Luxembourg and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation of Japan. The spacecraft was
launched into an Intelsat-licensed orbital slot at 74 degrees West Longitude to help meet the growing
demand for Ku-band satellite communications services in North America. The satellite features both a
Continental United States (CONUS) beam and an East beam which extends the spacecraft’s coverage
to include the Caribbean and parts of Canada.
The GEOStar ™ Advantage
Orbital’s highly successful Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) communications satellites are based on
the company’s GEOStar spacecraft platform, which is able to accommodate all types of commercial
communications payloads and is compatible with all major commercial launchers. The company’s
GEOStar product line includes the GEOStar-2 design, which is optimized for smaller satellite missions
that can support up to 5.0 kilowatts of payload power. Orbital has also developed the higher-power
GEOStar-3 spacecraft design, delivering the next increment of payload power for applications between
5.0 and 8.0 kilowatts, allowing Orbital to offer its innovative and reliable satellite design to the
medium-class of communications satellites.
Coverage:
United States and parts of the
Caribbean and Canada
Mission:
Ku-band communications
Customer:
Horizons Satellite Holdings, LLC
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Horizons-2 in Orbital's Dulles, Virginia satellite
manufacturing facility
Horizons-2
Ku-band Commercial Communications Satellite
GEO