Intelsat 22

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:10:32

Sunday March 25, 2012

Mission Details

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Intelsat 22

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Intelsat Ltd. announced in April 2009 its plan to add a new satellite to its global fleet. The Intelsat 22 (IS 22) communications satellite was ordered in July 2009. The satellite was launched in 2012 and serves at the 72° East longitude orbital location over the Indian Ocean region. The design of the Intelsat 22 payload is optimized to address high-growth service areas, provide continuity of services, and support Intelsat's strategic initiatives. The satellite will supply 48 C- and 24 Ku-band 36 MHz equivalent transponders to network services and media customers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, providing incremental capacity for commercial and government applications. The Intelsat 22 satellite will feature custom-tailored beams to meet traffic patterns in these high-demand regions including C-band capacity for Africa and Asia, and an ability to cross-connect between the two regions. Its Ku-band payload will provide coverage of the Middle East and East Africa, with connectivity into Europe. The Ku-band payload will include a mobility beam bridging South East Asia, the Indian Ocean, and the coastline of Africa that will support Intelsat's global mobility strategy for maritime and aeronautical applications.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,199 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Proton-M/Briz-M

Active Since 2001

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center logo

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Price

$65.00 million

Rocket

Height: 58.18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

GTO: 6,900 kg

Liftoff Thrust

10,027 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.35m

Height: 15.26m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 200/39

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

10 days 23 hours

Stats

Proton-M


61st

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2012

2012


11th

Orbital launch attempt