Intelsat 39

Intelsat 39
NamesIS-39
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID2019-049B[1]
SATCAT no.44476
WebsiteIntelsat 39
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Elapsed: 5 years and 11 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftIntelsat 39
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSpace Systems/Loral
Launch mass6,600 kg (14,600 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date6 August 2019, 19:30:07 UTC
RocketAriane 5 ECA (VA-249)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude62° East
Transponders
Band128 transponders:
56 C-band
72 Ku-band
Coverage areaAsia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East

Intelsat 39, also known as IS-39, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (now subsidiary of Maxar Technologies) on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. It covers Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East from the 62° East longitude. It has a mixed C-band and Ku-band.[2]

  1. ^ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "Intelsat 39". NSSDCA. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  2. ^ SatBeams. "Intelsat 39". Retrieved April 11, 2023.

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