Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1995-013A![]() |
SATCATno. | 23528 |
Mission duration | 15 years design life |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 3,695 kilograms (8,146 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 March 1995, 06:18 (1995-03-22UTC06:18Z) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Atlas IIAS |
Launch site | Cape CanaveralLC-36B |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | January 2011 (2011-02) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Regime | Geostationary nowgraveyard orbit[2] |
Longitude | 29.5° W |
Semi-major axis | 42,533 kilometres (26,429 mi)[2] |
Perigee altitude | 36,089.1 kilometres (22,424.7 mi)[2] |
Apogee altitude | 36,235.5 kilometres (22,515.7 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 5.8°[2] |
Period | 1,455.0 minutes[2] |
Epoch | April 28, 2017[2] |
Transponders | |
Band | 26 C band 10 Ku band |
Intelsat VII |
Intelsat 705 (also known asIS-705 andIntelsat 7-F5) is ageostationarycommunicationsatellite that was built bySpace Systems/Loral (SSL).[3] It is located in the orbital position of 29.5 degrees west longitude and it is currently in aninclined orbit. The same is owned byIntelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[3]
The satellite was successfully launched into space on March 22, 1995, at 06:18, using anAtlas IIAS vehicle from theCape Canaveral Air Force Station,United States. It had a launch mass of 3,695 kg.[4]
The Intelsat 705 is equipped with 26 transponders inC band and 10 inKu band to provide broadcasting, business-to-home services,telecommunications, VSATnetworks.[4]
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