| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2010-006A |
| SATCATno. | 36397 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Star-2.4 |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences |
| Launch mass | 2,056 kilograms (4,533 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 February 2010, 00:39:40 (2010-02-12UTC00:39:40Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur200/39 |
| Contractor | International Launch Services |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 58° west |
| Perigee altitude | 35,781 kilometres (22,233 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,803 kilometres (22,247 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.01 degrees |
| Period | 23.93 hours |
| Epoch | 24 December 2013, 12:13:29 UTC[1] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | Mexico Brazil |
Intelsat 16 is acommunications satellite owned byIntelsat planned to be located at 58°W.L. It was built byOrbital Sciences Corporation, on aStar-2.4 bus. Intelsat 16 was formerly known asPAS-11R. It was launched on February 12, 2010 by ILSProton-M launch vehicle.[2]
The Intelsat 16 (IS-16) satellite was manufactured for Intelsat to provide Direct-To-Home (DTH) transponder capacity for DirecTV subsidiaries. The satellite included 24 Ku band transponders for use over Brazil for Sky Brasil at 43.1 degrees West Longitude or for capacity coverage over Mexico and Gulf of Mexico regions at 58 degrees West Longitude.[3]
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