Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Intelsat 28 formerly New Dawn 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 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation and is based around the STAR-2 satellite platform. Following its launch in 2011 one of its antennae failed to deploy prevented use of part of the C-band payload limiting the spacecraft’s operational lifespan.