Geostationary
NORAD ID: 38749
Int'l Code: 2012-045A
Perigee: 35,783.6 km
Apogee: 35,803.5 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: August 19, 2012
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Comments: INTELSAT 21 is a telecommunications satellite for broadcasting cable and direct-to-home TV programming across Latin America and the Caribbean. The 13,192-pound (5,984-kg) satellite was built by Boeing using the 702MP medium-power spacecraft design and life expectancy of 15 year or more. It is equipped with a communications package of 36 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders for video, radio, data and telephone relay services.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38749U 12045A 15030.77139590 -.00000302 00000-0 00000+0 0 5477
2 38749 000.0177 337.4066 0002358 325.4363 046.5065 01.00272517 8976
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for INTELSAT 21
