Intelsat 709
Appearance
Names | IS-709 Intelsat 7-F9 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1996-035A[1] |
SATCATno. | 23915 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 17 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL-1300 |
Manufacturer | SSL |
Launch mass | 4,180 kg (9,220 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,450 kg (3,200 lb) |
Power | 3600 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 June 1996, 06:55:09UTC[2] |
Rocket | Ariane 44P(V-87) |
Launch site | Kourou,ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | February 2013 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 47.5° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 26C-band 10Ku-band |
Coverage area | Atlantic Ocean region |
Intelsat VII |
Intelsat 709(also known asIS-709andIntelsat 7-F9) is ageostationaryCommunications satellitethat was built bySpace Systems/Loral(SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 47.5° west longitude. The satellite is owned byIntelsat.The satellite was based on theLS-1300platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[4]
The Intelsat 709 is equipped with 26 transponders inC-bandand 10 inKu-bandto provide broadcasting, business-to-home services, telecommunications, VSAT networks.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Intelsat 709TBS satellite
- Intelsat 709SatBeams
References
[edit]- ^"Display: Intelsat 709 1996-035A".NASA (Goddard).Retrieved28 April2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Report.Retrieved28 April2017.
- ^"INTELSAT 709".N2YO.com.Retrieved28 April2017.
- ^Gunter, Krebs."Intelsat-7 (701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 709) / NSS 703".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved28 April2017.