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Names | IS-7 PANAMSAT 7 Panamsat 7 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PanAmSat (1998-2006) / Intelsat (2006-2016) |
COSPAR ID | 1998-052A |
SATCAT no. | 25473 |
Website | http://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 18 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 3,833 kg (8,450 lb) |
Dry mass | 2,118 kg (4,669 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 16 September 1998, 06:31 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 44LP H10-3 (V110) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Entered service | November 1998 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | 2016 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 18° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 44 transponders: 14 C-band at 50 watts 30 Ku-band at 100 watts |
Coverage area | Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia |
Intelsat 7, formerly PAS-7, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat which spent most of its operational life serving the Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia market from a longitude of 18° West.