Geostationary
INTELSAT 23 (IS-23)
Americas / Atlantic Communications · Intelsat
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An Intelsat C-band and Ku-band satellite at 307.5°E serving North and South America and the Atlantic. IS-23's position in the western Atlantic provides coverage optimized for the US East Coast and Latin America — carrying video distribution for US programmers delivering content to Latin American cable operators, and corporate data networks connecting North American companies with their South American operations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,238–22,244 mi (35,788–35,799 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 38867
- Int’l designator
- 2012-057A
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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- INTELSAT 31 (IS-31)Latin American Direct-Broadcast Television
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- INTELSAT 34 (IS-34)Caribbean / Latin American Broadcasting
- INTELSAT 35E (IS-35E)Americas / Atlantic Epic High-Throughput