Intelsat 20 Satellite at 68.5°E

Intelsat 20 (also known as IS-20) is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat at 68.5°E, launched in 2012. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

68.5°E
Orbital slot
Intelsat
Operator
2012
Launched
Station-kept
Inclination 0.02°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 68.5°E: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open Intelsat 20 in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Countries in view above 10° elevation

111 countries, by the centre of each country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBeninBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDR CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelItalyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLibyaLithuaniaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalestinePhilippinesPolandQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Look angles from major cities

CityAzimuth (true)ElevationSkew
Lagos93.0°16.4°-82.9°
Nairobi87.9°53.1°+87.6°
Johannesburg62.7°36.1°+53.0°
Dubai151.1°57.0°-26.0°
Mumbai193.2°67.1°+12.5°
Singapore268.1°48.9°+87.7°
Tokyo258.8°6.5°+53.1°

Skew: + is clockwise, looking at the satellite from behind the dish. Use the live map for any other location, plus sun outage dates and a rain fade link budget.

Neighbouring satellites

Satellites within 3° of this slot. Close spacing matters for antenna size and adjacent-satellite interference.

Ground station equipment

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