Intelsat 20 to provide services in C and Ku-bands

[suri]

MUMBAI: Intelsat 20, satellite designed and built by leading commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral, has launched on 2 August and is performing post-launch maneuvers.

The satellite based on the Space Systems/Loral 1300 platform will replace Intelsat 10 and Intelsat 7, and is expected to have a service life of more than 18 years
main thing of this satellite is

1)1 Ka tp and
60 Ku tps and
24 C tps
2)it will replace Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10

source is:
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k12/aug/aug65.php

 

[Anil.HD]

RE: ntelsat 20 to provide services in C and Ku-bands

good info bro.

 

[Biswajit.HD]

Next Launch :

Satellite : Intelsat 21
Position : 58° East
Launch Date : 16 August 2012 06:55-07:53 UTC
Status : To be launched
Vehicle : Zenit-3SL
Transponders : 36 Ku, 24 C

 

[suri]

why sun direct does not interesting to buy new satellite tps....???

so many satellite are avilable like intelsat 20,gsat 8....

 

[Greatachiever]

so which dth or mso is planning to acquire this satellite.

as it carries more ku band tps, can ts hire it if they are planning to do so??

 

[suri]

if sun direct buy this satellite ...we are get so many regional hd channels

 

[jenius-jatt]

WOW! very huge number of ku band TP ,so when it is going to Replace the Intelsat.10 @ 68E
as it has low signal and struggling with channels.Pl provide the exact date of Replacement if any body know ?