Intelsat 39 [SSL]
Official name INTELSAT 39
Alternative name Intelsat 39 (IS-39)
Cospar ID 2019-049B
Norad ID 44476
Launch date 2019-08-06
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Ariane-5ECA+
Country/Organization International
Type application Communication
Operator Intelsat
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.13
Inclination (deg) 0.02
Perigee (km) 35787
Apogee (km) 35788
Eccentricity 1.3971358714635E-05
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00269474211945
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.635
Raan (deg) 269.0771
Arg of perigee (deg) 16.672
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 6600
Height (m) 8
Width (m) 6
Depth (m) 6
Span (m^2) 26.1
Lifetime +15 years
Contractors Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Equipment C- and Ku-band transponders
Propulsion R-4D-11, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters
Configuration SSL-1300
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Intelsat 39 is a high-power geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat, which will broadband networking and video distribution services in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Space Systems/Loral announced in May 2016 that it has been awarded a contract to provide a new satellite to Intelsat. The satellite is built on the SSL-1300 platform and carries a C- and Ku-band communications payload. The satellite will use both electric and chemical propulsion for orbit raising and will be operated with all-electric propulsion on orbit.

It will be stationed at the 62° East longitude position to replace the Intelsat 902 satellite, which was also built by SSL and launched in 2001.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
INTELSAT 39 2019-049B 2019-08-06 FRGUI Ariane-5ECA+ with EDRS C/HYLAS 3