Intelsat 16

The Intelsat 16 (IS-16) satellite was manufactured for Intelsat to provide Direct-To-Home (DTH) transponder capacity for DirecTV subsidiaries. IS-16 will provide in-orbit backup and additional transponder Longitude or coverage for both Brazil and Mexico. The payload is designed to provide 24 Ku band transponders over Brazil for Sky Brasil at 43.1 degrees West Longitude or capacity coverage over Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico regions at 58 degrees West Longitude. To support the mission, the satellite employs Orbital's Star-2.4 Bus providing up to 5 kW of payload power. The spacecraft will feature two 2.3 m deployable reflectors and one 1.2 m super-elliptical, deck-mounted antenna.