Geostationary
INTELSAT 22 (IS-22)
Indian Ocean Communications (Dual-Use Military) · Intelsat / Australian Defence Force
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An Intelsat satellite at 72°E serving the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Africa, and Australia simultaneously. IS-22's UHF military payload serves Australian Defence Force communications alongside commercial services — an unusual dual-purpose arrangement that gives Australia's military satellite communications on a commercially operated spacecraft. The commercial C-band and Ku-band capacity serves media, enterprise, and maritime users across the Indian Ocean.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,238–22,246 mi (35,788–35,802 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 38098
- Int’l designator
- 2012-011A
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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