Geostationary
INTELSAT 17 (IS-17)
Indian Ocean / South Asian Communications · Intelsat
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An Intelsat C-band and Ku-band satellite at 66°E serving the Indian Ocean, South Asia, and East Africa. IS-17 is the primary Intelsat asset for serving the Indian subcontinent and East African markets — providing broadcast distribution to Indian cable operators and broadband connectivity to enterprise users across a region stretching from Kenya to Bangladesh.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,248 mi (35,784–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 37238
- Int’l designator
- 2010-065B
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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