36397 - INTELSAT 16 (IS-16)

Intelsat 16 (IS 16), a commercial communications satellite, was launched from Baikonur on a Proton M rocket with a Breeze M upper stage on 12 February 2010 at 00:39 UT. The spacecraft was placed into a geosynchronous orbit at 58 degrees W longitude. It carries 24 Ku-band transponders and provides direct-to-home programming to customers in Mexico and Brazil.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2010-02-12
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan