Intelsat 707 (also known as IS-707 and Intelsat 7-F7) is a geostationary communications satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 53° west longitude.. The satellite is owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[4]
Launch
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 14 March 1996,[4] at 07:11:01 UTC, using an Ariane 4 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana.[4] It had a launch mass of 4,180 kg. The Intelsat 707 carried 26 C-band and 14 Ku-band transponders to provide Europe and the Americas with 3 television channels and 22,500 telephone circuits after parking over the eastern coast of Brazil.
See also
- 1996 in spaceflight
External links
- Intelsat 707 TBS satellite
- Intelsat 707 SatBeams
References
- Display: Intelsat 707 1996-015A NASA, retrieved April 28, 2017^
- Jonathan McDowell. Launch Log Jonathan's Space Report, retrieved April 28, 2017^
- INTELSAT 707 N2YO.com, retrieved April 28, 2017^
- Krebs Gunter. Intelsat-7A (706, 707, 708) Gunter's Space Page, retrieved April 28, 2017^