Intelsat 14

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Intelsat 14
Spacecraft Design Space Systems Loral
Orbital location 45° West
Launch Date 2009
Vehicle LS-1300
Design Life 15 years
C-band payload: 40 x 36 MHz
Amp type SSPA, 20 watts
Amp Redundancy: 16 for 12
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: Americas, Europe, Africa
Beacon 3400.0 MHz (V)
Beacon 4200.5 MHz (V)
Ku-band payload: 22 x 36 MHz
Amp type SSPA, 20 watts
Amp Redundancy: 16 for 12
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: Americas, Europe, Africa
Beacon 10.70 MHz (V)
Beacon 12.20 MHz (V)

Intelsat 14 is a future communications satellite owned by Intelsat planned to be located at 45° W longitude, serving the Americas market. Intelsat 14 is intended to replace Intelsat 1R which is nearing the end of its design life. It is currently being built by Space Systems Loral, as part of its LS-1300 line.

The clients for Intelsat 14 are expected to include the current clients for Intelsat 1R.