Sea Launch release
Sea Launch Prepares for Intelsat Americas™-8 Mission
The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed
Sea Launch Home Port for Sea Launch's third mission of the year. The Sea
Launch team is preparing to launch the Intelsat Americas™-8 (IA-8)
tri-band communications satellite, on June 23, at the opening of a
two-hour launch window, at 5:58:00 am PDT ( 12:58:00 GMT).
The Sea Launch vessels are en route from Long Beach, Calif., to the
launch site at 154 degrees West Longitude. Upon arrival, the launch team
will initiate a 72-hour countdown, ballasting the Launch Platform to
launch depth, and performing final tests on the launch system and the
spacecraft. A Zenit-3SL vehicle will lift the 5,500 kg (12,125 lbs.)
IA-8 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), on its way to a
final orbital position of 89 degrees West Longitude.
The Space Systems/Loral-built IA-8 satellite is designed to provide
expanded coverage over the Americas, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Alaska
during its 15-year service life. IA-8 will host voice, video and data
transmission and distribution services. It carries 28 C-band and 36
Ku-band transponders, as well as 24 Ka-band spot beams. Built on Space
System/Loral's highly reliable 1300 bus, the spacecraft is one of the
most powerful satellites ever built, with total end-of-life power of 16
Kw. IA-8 will be the fifth Intelsat satellite in the North American arc
and the 28th satellite in Intelsat's global fleet. This mission is Sea
Launch's fifth launch for Loral and the first for Intelsat.
Sea Launch Company, LLC, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., and
marketed through Boeing Launch Services (see: www.boeing.com/launch), is
the world's most reliable commercial launch services provider. With the
advantage of the only launch site on the Equator, the proven Zenit-3SL
rocket can lift a heavier spacecraft mass or provide longer life on
orbit, offering best value plus schedule assurance. Sea Launch offers
the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit. For
additional information, visit the Sea Launch website at: www.sea-launch.com
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