Intelsat 5
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Intelsat 5 (IS-5, PAS-5, Arabsat 2C) was a satellite providing television and communication services for Intelsat, which it was commissioned by in 2006.[1]
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Names | PAS-5 IS-5 Arabsat 2C Badr-C |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PanAmSat / Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1997-046A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 24916 |
Website | http://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 15 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Boeing 601 |
Bus | HS-601HP |
Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications |
Launch mass | 3,600 kg (7,900 lb) |
Power | 10 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 August 1997, 00:33:30 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-K / Blok DM-2M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/23 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | October 1997 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | 19 October 2012 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 58° West (1997–2002) 26° East (2002–2007) 169° East (2007–2012) |
Transponders | |
Band | 56 transponder: 28 C-band 28 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Americas - Europe (1997–2002), Middle East - Africa (2002–2007), Asia-Pacific (2007–2012) |
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