Intelsat 709 (also known as IS-709 and Intelsat 7-F9) is a geostationary Communications satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 47.5° 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]
The Intelsat 709 is equipped with 26 transponders in C-band and 10 in Ku-band to provide broadcasting, business-to-home services, telecommunications, VSAT networks.
See also
- 1996 in spaceflight
External links
- Intelsat 709 TBS satellite
- Intelsat 709 SatBeams
References
- Display: Intelsat 709 1996-035A NASA (Goddard), retrieved April 28, 2017^
- Jonathan McDowell. Launch Log Jonathan's Space Report, retrieved April 28, 2017^
- INTELSAT 709 N2YO.com, retrieved April 28, 2017^
- Krebs Gunter. Intelsat-7 (701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 709) / NSS 703 Gunter's Space Page, retrieved April 28, 2017^