PAS-3

PAS-3
Names	PanAmSat-3; Panamsat K2
Mission type	Communications
Operator	PanAmSat
Mission duration	15 years (planned); Failed to orbit
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Boeing 601
Bus	HS-601
Manufacturer	Hughes
Launch mass	2,920 kg (6,440 lb)
Dry mass	1,727 kg (3,807 lb)
Power	4.3 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	1 December 1994, 22:57:51 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 42P H10-3 (V70)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace
Entered service	Failed to orbit
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Transponders
Band	40 transponders:; 20 C band; 20 Ku-band
Coverage area	Atlantic Ocean Region
	PanAmSat constellation ← PAS-2 PAS-4 →

Short description: Communications satellite

PAS-3, was a communications satellite for PanAmSat. Launched in December 1994.^[1]

Satellite description

PAS-3 was constructed by Hughes Aircraft Corporation, based on the HS-601 satellite bus. It had a mass at launch of 2,920 kg (6,440 lb), which decreased to around 1,727 kg (3,807 lb) by the time it was operational. Designed for an operational life of 15 years, the spacecraft was equipped with 20 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders.^[1] Its two solar panels, which had a span of 26 m (85 ft) generated 4.7 kW of power when the spacecraft first entered service, which was expected to drop to around 4.3 kW by the end of the vehicle's operational life.

Launch

Arianespace launched PAS-3, using an Ariane 4 launch vehicle, flight number V70, in the Ariane 42P H10-3 configuration. The launch took place from ELA-2 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais, at Kourou in French Guiana, at 23:05:32 UTC on 8 July 1994.^[1] Failed to orbit.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 → Intelsat 2, 3R, 4". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pas-2.htm.

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[GSP-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 → Intelsat 2, 3R, 4". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pas-2.htm.

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COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

Spacecraft properties
Names	PanAmSat-3 Panamsat K2

Mission type	Communications
Operator	PanAmSat
Mission duration	15 years (planned) Failed to orbit


Spacecraft type	Boeing 601
Bus	HS-601
Manufacturer	Hughes
Launch mass	2,920 kg (6,440 lb)
Dry mass	1,727 kg (3,807 lb)
Power	4.3 kW


Start of mission
Launch date	1 December 1994, 22:57:51 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 42P H10-3 (V70)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace
Entered service	Failed to orbit


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime	Geostationary orbit


Transponders
Band	40 transponders: 20 C band 20 Ku-band
Coverage area	Atlantic Ocean Region

PanAmSat constellation ← PAS-2 PAS-4 →

PAS-3

Topic: Engineering

Satellite description

Launch

References