The New Dawn spacecraft, under construction for Intelsat and Convergence Partners, will carry 16 Ku and 14 C transponders to provide voice, wireless backhaul, internet, and media applications services. Once on station, the satellite will be located at 32.9 degrees East Longitude to cover the Middle East, part of Europe, Africa and Sub-Saharan regions, and is scheduled to be in service in early 2011. The New Dawn contract is the second order Orbital received from Intelsat during the year of 2008. In August, Intelsat signed the contract for Intelsat 18 to replace the aging IS-701 spacecraft.
Performance:
C-band
Repeater: 14 active transponders with two rings of 10-for-7 redundant TWTA's
Antenna: 2.5x2.7 m single shell super-elliptical deployable reflector
Ku-band
Repeater: 16 active transponders with two rings of 11-for-8 TWTA's
Antenna: 2.5x2.7 m single shell deployable reflector
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized; zero momentum system
Launch Mass: < 3,000 kg (6,600 lb.) for Ariane/Soyuz
Mission Life: 15.1 years (Ariane/Soyuz)
Status:
PDR Complete
Coverage: Africa
Customer:
Intelsat, Ltd. – Bermuda; Convergence Partners – Johannesburg, South Africa
Mission:
C- and Ku- band communications for part of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Sub-Saharan regions
