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| 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 | 4.3kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 1 December 1994, 22:57:51UTC |
| 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 | 40transponders: 20C band 20Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Atlantic Ocean Region |
PAS-3, was acommunications satellite forPanAmSat. Launched in December 1994.[1]
PAS-3 was constructed byHughes Aircraft Corporation, based on theHS-601satellite 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 20C-band and 20Ku-bandtransponders.[1] Its twosolar panels, which had a span of 26 m (85 ft) generated 4.7kW 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.
Arianespace launched PAS-3, using anAriane 4launch vehicle, flight number V70, in the Ariane 42P H10-3 configuration. The launch took place fromELA-2 at theCentre Spatial Guyanais, atKourou inFrench Guiana, at 23:05:32 UTC on 8 July 1994.[1] Failed to orbit.
