Intelsat 22, is a
communications satellite
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in
geostationary orbit
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and constructed by
Boeing Space Systems
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for the
Intelsat Corporation.
[ ] The satellite was planned to be located at 72° East Longitude over the
Indian Ocean.
The
Australian Defence Force
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(ADF) signed a US$167 million contract with Intelsat for the UHF payload on the Intelsat 22 satellite for 15 years of service.
[ ]
Communications payloads
Intelsat 22 had three distinct communications payloads. A 48 channel
C-band payload with 36
MHz channels, a 24 channel
Ku-band payload with 36 MHz channels, and an 18 channel
Ultra high frequency (UHF) payload with 25 kHz channels.
C-band payload
The Intelsat 24 C-band payload consists of 48 operational 36 MHz channels. Two antennas provide service to the
Africa and
Asia regions. There is some cross connect capability between the two regions.
Ku-band payload
The Intelsat 18 Ku-band payload consists of 24 operational 36 MHz channels with coverage for the
Middle East, Africa, and
Europe.
UHF payload
The UHF payload consists of 18 operational 25 kHz channels which were added to the Intelsat 22 satellite as a result of the contract with ADF (
Australia
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).
Launch
Intelsat 22 was launched on 25 March 2012 at 12:10:32 UTC.
References
{{Orbital launches in 2012
Intelsat satellites
Satellites using the BSS-702 bus
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Spacecraft launched in 2012