Satellites

Communications

INTELSAT 16 (IS-16)

OperationalCommunicationsGEO

INTELSAT 16 (IS-16) is a Intelsat S.A. communications satellite, launched on February 12, 2010 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 12, 2010 at 12:39 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Operator
International Launch Services

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,795 km
Periapsis
35,779 km
Inclination
0.01°
Orbital period
1436.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Intelsat S.A.
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
2,056 kg
Power
4,500 W
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-006A
NORAD catalog №
36397
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
266.9529 m²
Status
Operational