| Names | IS-2 PAS-2 PanAmSat-2 Panamsat K1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | PanAmSat (1994-2006) Intelsat (2006-2011) |
| COSPAR ID | 1994-040A |
| SATCAT no. | 23175 |
| Website | http://www.intelsat.com |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 16.5 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | PAS-2 |
| Spacecraft type | Boeing 601 |
| Bus | HS-601 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Launch mass | 2,920 kg (6,440 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,727 kg (3,807 lb) |
| Power | 4.3 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 July 1994, 23:05:32 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10+ (V65) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | September 1994 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | July 2011 |
| Last contact | 28 February 2011 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 169° East (1994-2010) 157° East (2010) 174° East (2010-2011) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 40 transponders: 20 C band 20 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Oceania, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ocean region |
Intelsat 2, formerly PAS-2, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat which spent most of its operational life serving the Pacific Rim market from a longitude of 169° East.[2] Launched in July 1994, the satellite was operated by PanAmSat until it merged with Intelsat in 2006. The spacecraft was renamed, along with the rest of PanAmSat's fleet, on 1 February 2007.[3]
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Panamsat 2". The Satellite Encyclopedia. Tag's Broadcasting Services. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 → Intelsat 2, 3R, 4". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.