Intelsat 28

Intelsat 28, formerly New Dawn,^[4] is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat, and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees east, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa.

Intelsat 28

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	2011-016A
SATCAT no.	37392
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 12 years (expected)[1]
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Star-2.4
Manufacturer	Orbital Sciences
Launch mass	3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	22 April 2011, 21:37 (2011-04-22UTC21:37Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA VA201 (558)
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	33 east
Perigee altitude	35,787 kilometres (22,237 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,796 kilometres (22,243 mi)
Inclination	0.00 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	28 October 2013, 23:15:47 UTC[3]
Intelsat ← Intelsat 27 Intelsat 29e →

Intelsat 28 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and is based on the STAR-2 satellite platform. Following its launch in 2011, one of its antennas failed to deploy, prevented use of part of the C-band payload, limiting the spacecraft's operational lifespan.