Intelsat 36 (68.5E)

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Artists' rendering of Intelsat 36

Type / Application: Communication
Operator: Intelsat
Contractors: Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Equipment: C-band transponders, Ku-band transponders
Configuration: LS-1300
Propulsion: R-4D-11
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 15 years
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Orbit: GEO

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Satellite: Intelsat 36

Intelsat 36 is a geostationary communications s atellite to provide media and content distribution services in Africa and South Asia.

Space Systems/Loral announced in August 2014 that it has been awarded a contract to provide a new satellite to Intelsat. The satellite is built on the LS-1300 platform and carries a C- and Ku-band communications payload.

The satellite will be located over the Indian Ocean at 68.5° East to provide both Ku- and C-band services, with MultiChoice, Africa’s leading pay TV provider, utilizing the Ku-band payload. The C-band payload will provide video services to other customers who distribute content to South Asian cable communities.