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Intelsat 28
Formerly New Dawn, a communications satellite. Intelsat 28 was launched on April 22, 2011 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (October 2012).
COSPAR 2011-016ANORAD 37392Mauritius
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Intelsat New Dawn
- Common name
- Intelsat 28
- Other names
- IS-28
- International designator
- 2011-016A
- NORAD catalog number
- 37392
- GCAT identifier
- S37392
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1287
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- IntIS
- Owner
- New Dawn
- Country
- Mauritius
- Builder
- Orbital Sciences Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- Star 2
Launch
- Date
- April 22, 2011 · 21:37 UTC
- Launch record
- 2011-016Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,777 km
- Apogee
- 35,795 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- October 2012
- Last known active
- Feb 7, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 3,000 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,238 kg
- Length
- 4.9 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 25.6 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1982488 (CC0).