Intelsat 34

Intelsat 34

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	2015-039A
SATCAT №	40874
Mission duration	15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Space Systems/Loral's 1300
Launch mass	3,300 kilograms (7,300 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	18 August 2015 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	55.5 west
Perigee	35,792 kilometres (22,240 mi)
Apogee	35,800 kilometres (22,200 mi)
Inclination	0.03 degrees
Period	1436.22 minutes
Epoch	20 August 2015 UTC

INTELSAT 34 or IS-34 is communications satellite built on Space Systems/Loral's 1300-series satellite platform. The satellite will broadcast television to homes in Brazil, distribute video programming for companies like HBO and Fox across Latin America, and beam broadband services to travelers aboard airplanes and ships crossing the North Atlantic Ocean.

Intelsat 34, unlike its predecessor, does not include the UHF-band that Intelsat had been unable to sell to its intended customer, the U.S. Department of Defense.

Launch

Intelsat 34 is the 50th Loral-built satellite launched for Intelsat. With a launch mass of 7,275 pounds - about 3.3 metric tons - Intelsat 34 is a replacement for the Intelsat 27 spacecraft lost aboard a Sea Launch mission in 2013. It will take the place of Intelsat's Galaxy 11 and Intelsat 805 spacecraft in orbit, the company's last two relay stations launched before 2000.

External links

• Intesat 34 coverage maps as files.
• Intelsat 34 coverage maps on Google Maps.
• Intelsat 34 real time tracking.