| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hughes Network Systems |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-036A |
| SATCATno. | 32018 |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 17 years, 6 months, 18 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BSS-702 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 6075 kg |
| Dry mass | 3655 kg |
| Power | 12800watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 August 2007, 23:44:00UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | Kourou,ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | October 2007 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 95.0° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ka-band |
| Frequency | 500 MHz |
| Bandwidth | 10 Gbit/s |
| Coverage area | North America |
Spaceway-3 is acommunications satellite which was launched on August 14, 2007, at 23:44:00UTC. The third satellite in theSpaceway series, it includes aKa-band communications payload.[1] It is used byHughes Network Systems to providebroadbandInternet Protocol network service.
In March 2007, shortly after the failure of aSea Launch rocket launch in January 2007,Hughes Network Systems switched launch of Spaceway-3 from aZenit-3SL rocket to anAriane 5 launch vehicle.[2][3]
Spaceway-3 was launched 14 August 2007 on anAriane 5 launch vehicle withBSAT-3a.[4] It lifted off at 23:44 UTC fromELA-3 of theCentre Spatial Guyanais. Five hours and 46 minutes later, signals from the spacecraft were successfully received at a ground station inHartebeesthoek,South Africa.[5]
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