Intelsat 707
Names | IS-707 Intelsat 7-F7 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1996-015A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 23816 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned), 15 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL-1300 |
Manufacturer | SSL |
Launch mass | 4,180 kg (9,220 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,450 kg (3,200 lb) |
Power | 3600 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 14 March 1996, 07:11:01 UTC[2] |
Rocket | Ariane 44P |
Launch site | Kourou, ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | January 2011 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 157° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 26 C-band 14 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Europe, Americas, Brazil |
Intelsat VII ← Intelsat VII-F7 Intelsat VII-F8 → |
Intelsat 707 (also known as IS-707 and Intelsat 7-F7) is a geostationary communications satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 53° west longitude.. The satellite is owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[4]
Launch
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 14 March 1996,[4] at 07:11:01 UTC, using an Ariane 4 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana.[4] It had a launch mass of 4,180 kg. The Intelsat 707 carried 26 C-band and 14 Ku-band transponders to provide Europe and the Americas with 3 television channels and 22,500 telephone circuits after parking over the eastern coast of Brazil.
See also
References
- ^ "Display: Intelsat 707 1996-015A". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "INTELSAT 707". N2YO.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Gunter, Krebs. "Intelsat-7A (706, 707, 708)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
External links
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