Reston, VA – Updated March 22, 2012
Payload:
Intelsat 22 communications satellite
Boeing 702MP Platform
Separated Spacecraft Mass: 6,199 kg
Launch Vehicle:
Proton M/Breeze M
705,000 kg (1,554,000 lb), including payload
58.2 m (191 ft)
Launch Date:
March 25, 2012
Launch Time:
18:10 Baikonur
08:10 EDT
05:10 PDT
12:10 GMT
Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 39
Launch Customer:
Intelsat, Luxembourg
Satellite Manufacturer:
Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems, El Segundo, California
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow
Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services, Reston, Va
Satellite Use:
As part of Intelsat’s 2012 fleet replacement and expansion plans, Intelsat 22 will carry two Ku-band mobility beams providing coverage of the Indian Ocean region, which will blanket busy maritime and aeronautical routes. From its position at 72 degrees East, Intelsat 22 will have Ku-band capacity serving the Middle East and eastern Africa. Its C-band hemi beams coverage will provide connectivity to and from most of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and eastern Asia.
It also carries an Ultra-High Frequency hosted payload that will be used by the Australian Defence Force. The satellite is the first to utilize Boeing’s new 702MP platform
Satellite Statistics:
__48 C-band transponders
__24 Ku-band transponders
__18 UHF transponders
__Planned orbital location: 72 degrees east longitude
__Anticipated service life: 18 years
Mission Profile:
This is the first supersynchronous mission for ILS Proton. The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the Intelsat 22 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the Intelsat 22 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geostationary transfer orbit. Separation of the Intelsat 22 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 15 hours, 30 minutes after liftoff.
Target Orbit at Separation:
Perigee: 3,791 km
Apogee: 65,000 km
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Spacecraft Separation:
Approximately 15 hours, 30 minutes after liftoff
ILS Mission Statistics:
_10th Intelsat Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
_15th Boeing Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
_2nd ILS Proton Launch in 2012
_71st ILS Proton Launch Overall
Live Broadcast/Webcast:
Live Coverage starting at 0745 Eastern/1145 GMT.
Launch is scheduled for 0810 Eastern/1210 GMT
Launch Broadcast concludes no later than 0845 Eastern/1245 GMT
Webcast can be seen at: http://intelsat22.imgondemand.com and for subscribers of Satellite Today at: http://accessintelligence.imirus.com/Mpowered/book/vils12/i1/p1
European Test Signals from IMG will start at 0715 Eastern/1115 GMT
US Test Signal from IMG will start at 0645 ET (for US test)
Baikonur to US signal starts at 0645 Eastern/1045 GMT
IN THE US, THE LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN ON THE FOLLOWING (ID: 160364):
Galaxy 3C, 6C Lower
95 degrees West
18 mhz
U/L 6036 Mhz. Horizontal
D/L 3811 Mhz. Vertical
QPSK R3/4, SR=13.333, DVB-S, MPEG2 HD, 4:2:0, 1080iHD 1080i
SD Transmission:
AMC 16, TX 24, Slot A9
KU band, 9 Mhz
U/L frequency 14466.500 Vertical
D/L frequency 12166.500 H
Symbol rate: 6.1113
FEC: ¾
16×9 SD
Work order #89401
IN EUROPE, THE LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN ON THE FOLLOWING:
EUTELSAT 10A (EX W2A) 10 deg East TXP B3 CHANNEL 6MHZ SLOT 3E6
UPLINK FREQ.: 14366 MHZ POL Y BY D-FRA-022 UP1
DOWNLINK FR.: 11066 MHZ POL X
SD 625 16:9 50Hz DVBS2 8PSK 4.9373Ms/s FEC 3/4,
P RoF 0.2 (11_SD MPEG2 422 10.7514 Mbps)
AUDIO:1 SOUND MONO
AUDIO:2 SOUND MONO
SD 16×9
IN AUSTRALIA, THE LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN ON THE FOLLOWING:
Destination One: Sydney DVN ex GCA in 625 PAL for any requesting broadcasters
Destination Two: Optus D2 T5 Upper MCPC Ad Hoc service ID 604
Downlink Frequency: 12,545.75 Mhz Vertical
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate : 22.5
GCA Ref: 178285
SD 16×9
More Information:
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