Names | PAS-3R PANAMSAT 3R IS-3R Panamsat K4 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PanAmSat (1996-2006) Intelsat (2006-2011) |
COSPAR ID | 1996-002A |
SATCAT no. | 23764 |
Website | http://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 15 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Boeimg 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 | 12 January 1996, 23:10:00 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3 (V82) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Entered service | March 1996 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | August 2011 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 43° West (1996-2010) 81° West (2010-2011) |
Transponders | |
Band | 40 transponders: 20 C-band 20 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Africa |
Intelsat 3R (formerly PAS-3R) is a communications satellite serving the Americas market.[2] It is owned by Intelsat and located at 43° West longitude.