Intelsat New Dawn

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General

Designation	37392 / 11016A
Launch date	22 Apr 2011
Country of origin	Mauritius
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	32.9°E
Launch vehicle	Ariane VA201

Joint venture with a South African investor group led by Convergence Partners. Payload optimised to deliver wireless backhaul, broadband and television programming to the African continent. New Dawn Satellite Co. Ltd. is registered in Port Louis, Mauritius

Total cost US$250 million. The equity (15% of the financing) is to be provided by Intelsat (74.9 percent) and the Convergence Partners-led group (25.1 percent).

The C-band (west) antenna remained stuck and failed to deploy. Therefore only Ku-band capacity is operational. Insurance claim should be filled.

Tested at 23.1°E

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage at 33°E (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band

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Specifications

Prime contractor	OSC
Platform	Star-2
Mass at launch	3000 kg
Dry mass	1283 kg
Dimension	4.9 x 2.5 x 3.1 m
Solar array	25.6 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 6750 W
Design lifetime	15 years

Telemetry: 3947.5 MHz, 3950 MHz, 3952.5 MHz, 11.198 GHz, and 11.452 GHz

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C-band

Main transponders	28
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	Africa, Middle East and part of Europe
EIRP max	41.6 dBW
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	uplink: 5.850-6.500 GHz downlink: 3.625-4.200 GHz

Antenna did not unfold, so no C-band available.

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Ku-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	Southern Africa
EIRP max	50.3 dBW
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	uplink: 14.0-14.5 GHz downlink: 10.95-11.20 & 11.45-11.70 GHz

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