| Intelsat 16 | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | Intelsat |
| Cospar Id: | 2010-006A |
| Satcat: | 36397 |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Star-2.4 |
| Manufacturer: | Orbital Sciences |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur 200/39 |
| Launch Contractor: | International Launch Services |
| Orbit Epoch: | 24 December 2013, 12:13:29 UTC[1] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35781km (22,233miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35803km (22,247miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.01 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 23.93 hours |
| Orbit Longitude: | 58° west |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 24 Ku-band |
| Trans Bandwidth: | 36 MHz |
| Trans Coverage: | Mexico Brazil |
| Programme: | Intelsat |
| Previous Mission: | Intelsat 15 |
| Next Mission: | Intelsat 17 |
Intelsat 16 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat planned to be located at 58°W.L. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, on a Star-2.4 bus. Intelsat 16 was formerly known as PAS-11R. It was launched on February 12, 2010 by ILS Proton-M launch vehicle.[2]
The Intelsat 16 (IS-16) satellite was manufactured for Intelsat to provide Direct-To-Home (DTH) transponder capacity for DirecTV subsidiaries. The satellite included 24 Ku band transponders for use over Brazil for Sky Brasil at 43.1 degrees West Longitude or for capacity coverage over Mexico and Gulf of Mexico regions at 58 degrees West Longitude.[3]