Geostationary
INTELSAT 34 (IS-34)
Caribbean / Latin American Broadcasting · Intelsat
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An Intelsat high-power Ku-band satellite at 55.5°W serving the Caribbean and Latin America. IS-34 provides direct-to-home broadcasting across the Caribbean islands and portions of South America — the satellite that delivers pay television to hundreds of island communities from Cuba to Trinidad where cable infrastructure is limited. Caribbean broadcasters and direct-to-home operators depend on IS-34's high-power spot beams for reliable service in the challenging tropical environment.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,241–22,243 mi (35,794–35,796 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 40874
- Int’l designator
- 2015-039A
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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