PAS 1R [Boeing BSS]
PAS 1R (PanAmSat) was also ordered in August 1997. The satellite carries 72 active transponders: 36 in C-band and 36 in Ku-band. That is three times the capacity of PAS 1, the spacecraft it replaced. PAS-1R designed for an end-of-life power of more than 14 kW. The satellite provides coverage to four continents from its slot over the Atlantic Ocean. PAS-1R was launched in 2000 on board an Ariane-5G rocket.
Intelsat changed the name of the PAS satellites to Intelsat effective to 1. February 2007.
PAS 1R suffers from a generic failure of the early BSS-702 model: the fogging of the concentrator mirrors on the solar arrays leads to reduced available power.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | PanAmSat |
Contractors: | Hughes / Boeing |
Equipment: | 72 active transponders (36 C-band, 36 in Ku-band) |
Configuration: | BSS-702 |
Propulsion: | R-4D, 4 × XIPS-25 Ion engines |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 4792 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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PAS 1R (ex Galaxy 14) → Intelsat 1R | 2000-072A | 16.11.2000 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5G | with AMSAT P3D, STRV 1c, STRV 1d |