2011-016B
Intelsat New Dawn was developed by New Dawn Satellite Co Ltd., a subsidiary of Intelsat S.A. (UK) which is a joint venture between Intelsat and Convergence Partners of Johannesburg, South Africa, and registered in Mauritius. Convergence pulled out in Oct 2012 leaving Intelsat as the sole owner of New Dawn; it was renamed Intelsat 28.
Orbital Star 2, Mass 3000 kg launch 1283 kg dry, 4.9 x 2.5 x 3.1m with 25.6m span
Stationed at 32.8E for Africa coverage.
The C-band antenna failed to deploy but the Ku-band system was brought into service despite also having deployment problems.
| IS-28 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Apr 22 | 2137 | Launch by Ariane 5 VA201 L558 | CSG ELA3 |
| T+2:13 EAP sep | |||
| T+3:04 Fairing sep | |||
| T+8:46 EPC MECO | |||
| 2145 | T+8:52 EPC sep | -1060 x 169 x 6.1 | |
| 2146 | T+8:56 ESC-A burn | ||
| 2202 | T+25:14 ESC-A MECO 9.354km/s 656 km | ||
| 2204 | T+27:20 Yahsat sep | ||
| 2210 | T+33:41 Sylda sep | ||
| 2211 | T+34:56 New Dawn sep | ||
| 2011 Apr 23 | 632.29 255 x 35793 x 6.0 | ||
| 2011 Apr 25 | 848.25 6040 x 35757 x 4.1 | ||
| 2011 May 1 | 1428.64 35484 x 35797 x 0.1 | ||
| 2011 May 4 | 1431.62 35671 x 35727 x 0.1 GEO 52.5E+1.1E/d | ||
| 2011 May | C-band antenna failed to deploy | ||
| 2011 May 13 | Move in at 23E for tests | ||
| 2011 May 22 | Move out | ||
| 2011 Jun 6 | Move in | 1436.09 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 32.8E | |
| 2012 Oct | Renamed Intelsat 28 | ||
| 2013 Jun 28 | 1436.05 35780 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 32.8E | ||
