PAS-1 was a communications satellite owned by PanAmSat located at 45° West longitude, serving the Americas market. PAS-1 was also the first, privately owned, international telecommunication satellite. It was originally built for Contel ASC as ASC 3, but purchased before launch. It was primarily used for the main television channel of Panama. It was the first satellite to be able to service to five different American countries.[1]
| Names | PanAmSat-1 ASC-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | PanAmSat |
| COSPAR ID | 1988-051C |
| SATCAT no. | 19217 |
| Mission duration | 10 years (planned) 13 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | AS-3000 |
| Manufacturer | RCA Astro-Electronics |
| Launch mass | 1,220 kg (2,690 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1 x 1.3 x 1.6 m |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 June 1988, 11:19:01 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44LP H10 (V22) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | August 1988 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 2001 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 45° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 18 transponders: 12 C-band 6 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Hawaii, Canada, United States, Mexico, Panama, Caribbean |
References
edit- ^ "PanAmSat's new PAS-1R Satellite in Position to Power Top Video, Internet, and Data Customers". SpaceRef. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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