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Names | PANAMSAT 4 Intelsat 4 IS-4 Panamsat K3 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PanAmSat Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1995-040A |
SATCAT no. | 23636 |
Website | https://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | HS-601 |
Manufacturer | Hughes |
Launch mass | 2,920 kg (6,440 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,727 kg (3,807 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 3 August 1995, 22:58:00 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Ariane-42L H10-3 (V76) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Entered service | October 1995 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 72° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 50 transponders: 20 C-band 30 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia |
PAS 4, was an American geostationary satellite that was launched by an Ariane 4.[2]