Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Intelsat 1R (IS-1R, PAS-1R, PanAmSat 1R) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-44.96 |
Perigee (km) |
35785 |
Apogee (km) |
35788 |
Eccentricity |
3.55817015169665E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.11 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4793 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
3000 |
Power (watts) |
15000 |
Date of Launch |
15-11-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2000-072A |
NORAD Number |
26608 |
Comments |
36 C-band, 36 Ku-band; direct-to-home (DTH) digital video and Internet services; Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Africa; will be replaced by Intelsat 14. |