Intelsat 21

Intelsat 21 at orbital position 58.0°W broadcasts 243 TV and radio channels on 22 active transponders: 215 TV, 27 radio, 43 HD, 50 free-to-air (21%) and 193 encrypted. Every transponder below lists its frequency, polarisation, symbol rate and channels.

Main countries: U.S.A., China, United Kingdom, Mexico · Providers: Harmonic, Paramount, CCTV, BBC News · Languages: esp, eng, por, chi · Last update: 2026-09-27

Transponders

243

Channels

215

Radio

Free to Air

193

Encrypted

Frequency	System	Beam	Channels	HD	Radio	Free to Air	Encrypted
3840 H	DVB-S · QPSK	West Hemi	33	1	21	29	4
3840 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	22	11	—	—	22
3880 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	25	3	—	—	25
3885 H	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	2	—	—	—	2
3894 H	DVB-S2T2-MI, PLP 1 · 8PSK	West Hemi	1	—	—	—	1
3920 H	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	39	12	—	—	39
3920 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	10	—	—	—	10
3960 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	23	—	—	—	23
3973 H	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	1	1	—	1	—
3976 H	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	1	1	—	—	1
4040 H	DVB-S2 · QPSK	West Hemi	12	5	—	—	12
4080 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	13	2	—	5	8
4120 H	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	25	—	—	—	25
4120 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	22	1	—	—	22
4144 H	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	2	1	—	2	—
4144 V	DVB-S · QPSK	West Hemi	1	1	—	1	—
4151 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	1	1	—	1	—
4155 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	1	1	—	1	—
4166 H	DVB-S2 · QPSK	West Hemi	5	2	3	4	1
4169 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	1	1	—	1	—
4174 V	DVB-S2 · 8PSK	West Hemi	4	1	2	4	—
4177 V	DVB-S · QPSK	West Hemi	1	—	1	1	—

17 transponders without channels

3720 V3729 H3732 H3736 H3760 H3760 V3790 V3809 V3810 H3952 H3988 H4000 V4004 H4040 V4070 H4088 H4159 V

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