PAS 8 → Intelsat 8
PAS 8 [SSL]
Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).
PanAmSat-8 (PAS-8), sits above the Pacific Ocean and offers coverage to Australia, Hawaii, the northwest coast of the U.S., and portions of the Far East.
PAS-8 has 24 Ku-band channels at 100 Watts and 24 C-band channels at 50 Watts. The PAS-6/7/8 spacecraft are based on SS/L's three-axis, body-stabilized LS-1300 bus.
Intelsat changed the name of the PAS satellites to Intelsat effective to 1. February 2007.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | PanAmSat |
| Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
| Equipment: | 24 Ku-band transponders, 24 C-band transponders |
| Configuration: | LS-1300 |
| Propulsion: | R-4D-11 |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 3800 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS 8 → Intelsat 8 | 04.11.1998 | TB LC-81/23 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 |
References:
- Space Systems/Loral: Intelsat 7 and 8 (was PAS-7 and PAS-8)
