Intelsat 36

Intelsat 36
Names IS-36
Mission type Communication
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 2016-053B
SATCAT № 41748
Website Intelsat IS-36
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft IS-36
Bus SSL 1300
Manufacturer SSL
Launch mass 3,253 kg (7,172 lb)
Dimensions 5.2 by 3.1 by 3.4 metres (17 ft × 10 ft × 11 ft)
Power 15.8 kW
Start of mission
Launch date 22:16:01, August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24T22:16:01)
Rocket Ariane 5 ECA VA-232
Launch site GSC ELA-3
Contractor Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geosynchronous
Longitude 68.5°E (Intended)
Transponders
Band C band: 10
Ku band: 34
Coverage area Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Intelsat
← Intelsat 33e Intelsat 35e →

Intelsat 36, also known as IS-36 geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform.[1][2] It will cover Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from the 68.5°East longitude, providing media and content distribution with the South African MultiChoice company as anchor customer.[3] It has a mixed C band and Ku band.[1][2][4][5]

Satellite description

Intelsat 36 was designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300.[1][2] It has a launch mass of 3,253 kg (7,172 lb) and a design life of more than 15 years. When stowed for launch, the satellite measures 5.2 by 3.1 by 3.4 metres (17 ft × 10 ft × 11 ft).[6] It is powered by two wings, with three panels each and is designed to generate 15.8 kW at the end of its design life.[6]

It's payload is composed of 20 C band transponders and 34 Ku band.[6] The The C band will be used for content distribution in the Sub-Sahara African and South Asia regions. The Ku will be used by the anchor customer for Sub-Sahara Africa content distribution.[4][5]

History

On August 4, 2014, then Space Systems/Loral (now SSL) announced that it had been awarded a contract with Intelsat for a new communications satellite. Continuing with a four decades business relationship, Intelsat 36 would be designed to provide media and content distribution services in Africa and South Asia. It's anchor customer would be MultiChoice of South Africa.[7][8]

On July 15, 2016, Senior Space Program Managers Richard Laurie and Brian Sing blogged that they had been on the Boeing factory overseeing the transport preparations for Intelsat 33e to French Guyana. There it would join Intelsat 36, for integration on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher, which was expected to launch on August 24.[9]

On July 26, 2016, SSL announced the arrival that same day of Intelsat 36 to the sapce port in Kourou.[10] At the French launch site, even though Intelsat is the owner of the two passengers of the Ariane 5 VA 232 flight, they have separate launch teams. Each satellite is built by a different manufacturer, and it has a different supervisor team within Intelsat.[11]

On August 24, 2016, at 22:16:01 UTC, after a slight delay due to a rocket issue, the Ariane 5 ECA VA-232 flight launched from Guiana Space Center ELA-3, with Intelsat 33e riding the upper position and Intelsat 36 enclosed under the SYLDA.[12] At 22:57 UTC, Intelsat 36 separated from the rocket's upper stage.[13] Intelsat confirmed that it had received the satellites signals as expected after separation.[13][14] Arianespace estimated the insertion orbit as 248.7 km × 35,858 km × 5.98°, very close to the target of 249.0 km × 35,879 km × 6.00°.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "Intelsat 36". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Intelsat 36". Satbeams. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. ↑ "Intelsat 36". SSL. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. 1 2 "Intelsat 36 Fact Sheet" (PDF). Intelsat. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  5. 1 2 "Intelsat 36". Intelsat. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  6. 1 2 3 "Launch Kit VA232" (PDF). Arianespace. August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  7. ↑ "SSL selected to provide Intelsat 36 satellite". SSL. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Awards & Launch History - 1300 Bus Satellites". SSL. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  9. ↑ "Working Double-Time: Intelsat's Next Launch". Intelsat. July 15, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  10. ↑ "SSL SSL delivers Intelsat 36 to launch base". SSL. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Launch of Intelsat 33e: Let the Campaign Begin!". Intelsat. July 27, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  12. ↑ Bergin, Chris (August 24, 2016). "Ariane 5 sets new record via the lofting of Intelsat pair". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  13. 1 2 "Intelsat Announces Successful Launch of Intelsat 36". Intelsat. August 24, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  14. ↑ Clark, Stephen (August 24, 2016). "Intelsat celebrates double success with Ariane 5 launch". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  15. ↑ "Intelsat "doubles down" with Arianespace for an Ariane 5 dual success". Arianespace. August 24, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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