Intelsat 21
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
06:54:59
Sunday August 19, 2012
Mission Details
Intelsat 21
Intelsat Ltd. announced in July 2009 that it had ordered the Intelsat 21 communications satellite from Boeing Satellite Systems. It was launched in 2012, and replaced the Intelsat 9 satellite at 58º West Longitude. The payload is powered by two solar wings, each with four panels of ultra triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
5,984 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
YuzhmashRocket
Height: 59.46m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 13,740 kg
GTO: 6,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,257 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.1m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
3
Launch Site
Stats
Zenit
78th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2012
2012
47th
Orbital launch attempt