The Intelsat 16 (IS-16) satellite is under construction for Intelsat to provide Direct-To-Home (DTH) transponder capacity for DirecTV subsidiaries. IS-16 will provide in-orbit backup and additional transponder Longitude or coverage for both Brazil and Mexico. The payload is designed to provide 24 Ku band transponders over Brazil for Sky Brasil at 43.1 degrees West Longitude or capacity coverage over Mexico and Gulf of Mexico regions. The spacecraft will feature two 2.3 m deployable reflectors and one 1.2 m super-elliptical, deck mounted antenna.
Performance:
Ku-band
Repeater: Two groups of 12-for-9 transponders with linearized traveling wave tube assemblies
Transponder Power: 110 W RF at saturation
Antennas: 2.3m dual gridded deployable transmit antenna and one 0.9m dual gridded deck mounted receive antenna
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized; zero momentum system
Launch Mass: 2,450 kg (5,401 lb.)
Mission Life: 15 years (fueled for 16 years)
Status:
In production. Planned for 2009 launch.
Coverage: The Americas
Customer: Intelsat - Washington, D.C.
Mission: Ku-band Direct-to-Home television broadcast for of Brazil, with spot coverage
over portions of Mexico, Venezuela and Florida.
