Intelsat 28, formerly New Dawn,[4] is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat, and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees east, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa.
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2011-016A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 37392 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 12 years (expected)[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Star-2.4 |
Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences |
Launch mass | 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 April 2011, 21:37 (2011-04-22UTC21:37Z) UTC[2] |
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA VA201 (558) |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 33 east |
Perigee altitude | 35,787 kilometres (22,237 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,796 kilometres (22,243 mi) |
Inclination | 0.00 degrees |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 28 October 2013, 23:15:47 UTC[3] |
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Intelsat 28 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and is based on the STAR-2 satellite platform. Following its launch in 2011, one of its antennas failed to deploy, prevented use of part of the C-band payload, limiting the spacecraft's operational lifespan.
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