Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Intelsat 7 (IS-7, PAS-7) |
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) |
68.7 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000260935572634975 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3833 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2118 |
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
16-09-1998 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane |
COSPAR Number |
1998-052A |
NORAD Number |
25473 |
Comments |
Voice and video communications; 14 C-band, 30 Ku-band; Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe. |