Intelsat 707

Intelsat 707
Mission type Communications
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 1996-015A[1]
SATCAT no. 23816
Mission duration 15 years design life
Spacecraft properties
Bus SSL-1300
Manufacturer SSL
Launch mass 4,175 kilograms (9,204 lb)
Dry mass 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 14 March 1996, 07:11:01 (1996-03-14UTC07:11:01Z) UTC[2]
Rocket Ariane 44 LP H10-3
Launch site Kourou ELA-2
End of mission
Disposal Decommissioned
Deactivated January 2011 (2011-02)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 157° E
Semi-major axis 42,674 kilometres (26,516 mi)[3]
Perigee 36,004.3 kilometres (22,372.0 mi)[3]
Apogee 36,602.5 kilometres (22,743.7 mi)[3]
Inclination 3.5°[3]
Period 1,462.2 minutes[3]
Epoch April 27, 2017[3]
Transponders
Band 26 C band
14 Ku band
Coverage area Europe, Americas, Brazil
Intelsat VII

Intelsat 707 (also known as IS-707 and Intelsat 7-F7) is a geostationary communication satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 53 degrees west longitude and it is currently in an inclined orbit. The same is owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[4]

The satellite was successfully launched into space on March 14, 1996,[4] at 07:11, using an Ariane 4 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana.[4] It had a launch mass of 4,180 kg. The Intelsat 707 carried 26 C band and 14 Ku band transponders to provide Europe and the Americas with 3 television channels and 22,500 telephone circuits after parking over the eastern coast of Brazil.

See also

References

  1. ↑ NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "Intelsat 707". NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "INTELSAT 707". N2yo.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Gunter, Krebs. "Intelsat-7A (706, 707, 708)". Gunters Space Page. Retrieved April 28, 2017.


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