Intelsat 2

Intelsat 2
NamesIS-2
PAS-2
PanAmSat-2
Panamsat K1
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorPanAmSat (1994-2006)
Intelsat (2006-2011)
COSPAR ID1994-040A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23175
Websitehttp://www.intelsat.com
Mission duration15 years (planned)
16.5 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftPAS-2
Spacecraft typeBoeing 601
BusHS-601
ManufacturerHughes
Launch mass2,920 kg (6,440 lb)
Dry mass1,727 kg (3,807 lb)
Power4.3 kW
Start of mission
Launch date8 July 1994, 23:05:32 UTC
RocketAriane 44L H10+ (V65)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceSeptember 1994
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedJuly 2011
Last contact28 February 2011
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude169° East (1994-2010)
157° East (2010)
174° East (2010-2011)
Transponders
Band40 transponders:
20 C band
20 Ku-band
Coverage areaOceania, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ocean region
← PAS-1
PAS-3 →

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]

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Panamsat 2". The Satellite Encyclopedia. Tag's Broadcasting Services. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 → Intelsat 2, 3R, 4". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.