Geostationary
INTELSAT 30 (IS-30)
Americas Direct-Broadcast Television · Intelsat
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An Intelsat satellite providing Ku-band direct-to-home capacity at 95°W for the Americas. IS-30 delivers satellite television directly to homes across North, Central, and South America from a single prime orbital slot — one of the highest-demand positions in the Western Hemisphere for direct broadcast services. The 95°W position has been a prime US satellite television slot since the earliest days of commercial DTH service.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,239–22,246 mi (35,790–35,802 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 40271
- Int’l designator
- 2014-062A
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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