Intelsat 16

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Intelsat 16
Spacecraft Design Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbital location 58° West
Launch Date 2009
Vehicle Star-2 Bus
Design Life 15 years
C-band payload 16 x 36 MHz
Amp type SSPA, 20 watts
Amp Redundancy 16 for 12
Receiver redundancy 4 for 2
Coverage Mexico, Brazil
Beacon 11.70 MHz (H)
Beacon 12.20 MHz (V)

Intelsat 16 is a future communications satellite owned by Intelsat planned to be located at 58° W longitude. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, as part of its Star-2 Bus line. Intelsat 16 was formerly known as PAS-11R. It will be launched in 2009 by an Land Launch.

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