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Intelsat 21
Communications satellite. Intelsat 21 was launched on August 19, 2012 aboard a Zenit-3SL from Kiritimati (Sea Launch). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2012-045ANORAD 38749United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Intelsat IS-21
- Common name
- Intelsat 21
- International designator
- 2012-045A
- NORAD catalog number
- 38749
- GCAT identifier
- S38749
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/711
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- IntIS
- Owner
- Intelsat SA (US)
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- BSS-702MP
Launch
- Date
- August 19, 2012 · 06:54 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-045Success
- Rocket
- Zenit-3SL
- Spaceport
- Kiritimati (Sea Launch)
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,214 km
- Apogee
- 35,787 km
- Inclination
- 0.07°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 10, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 5,984 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,000 kg
- Length
- 6.9 m
- Diameter
- 3.20 m
- Span
- 36.9 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1357291 (CC0).