Orbital Sciences will design, build and deliver the Intelsat 23 (IS-23) commercial communications satellite for Intelsat.
Based on Orbital’s STAR-2 platform, the fixed satellite will generate 4.8KW of payload power and carry 15 active Ku-band and 24 active C-band transponders.
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The IS-23 will serve the Americas, Europe and Africa placed at 53°W longitude.
The system with a design life of 15 years will be the tenth Orbital-built spacecraft to join the Intelsat fleet.
IS-23 is expected to launch in late 2011.
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