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 SSL-1300 bus.
Intelsat changed the name of the PAS satellites to Intelsat effective to 1. February 2007.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | PanAmSat |
Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
Equipment: | 24 Ku-band transponders, 24 C-band transponders |
Configuration: | SSL-1300 |
Propulsion: | R-4D-11 |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 3800 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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PAS 8 → Intelsat 8 | 1998-065A | 04.11.1998 | Ba LC-81/23 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 |