Intelsat 14


Intelsat 14 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 45° West longitude, serving the Americas, Europe, and African markets. Intelsat 14 replaced Intelsat 1R which was at the end of its design life. It was built by Space Systems Loral, as part of its LS-1300 line.

Communications payload

Intelsat 14 has a C-band and Ku band payload, each of which is further divided to provide service to 2 each coverage areas.
The C-band payload has an Americas beam which covers the southern part of the United States, all of Mexico, Central America, and all of South America. A second C-band beam provides coverage for Western Europe and Africa.
The Ku band payload also has an Americas beam which covers the Alabama, Georgia and Florida, all of the Caribbean, Central America and all of South America except Brazil. The Ku band US/Europe/Africa beam covers the southern eastern United States, Western Europe, and the northern western African countries.
Intelsat 14 also carries an experimental radiation-tolerant IP router payload that can be connected to several of the C and Ku band channels. This experimental payload is known as IRIS demonstration.
PayloadC bandKu Band
Transponders4022
Bandwidth32 at 36 MHz
8 at 72 MHz		22 at 36 MHz
Amplifier typeTWTATWTA
Amplifier output50 watts120 watts
Amplifier Redundancy2 groups of 16 for 12
2 groups of 10 for 8		2 groups of 14 for 11
Receiver redundancy4 for 24 for 2
CoverageAmericas, Europe, AfricaAmericas, Europe, Africa
Beacon frequency
Horizontal polarisation		3704.0 MHz11694.0 MHz
Beacon frequency
Vertical polarisation		3705.0 MHz11695.0 MHz

Launch

Intelsat 14 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 November 23, 2009 on an Atlas V rocket flying in the 431 configuration. The satellite was released into a geosynchronous transfer orbit 1 hour and 58 minutes after lift-off.