PanAmsat 2

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called PAS 2, IS-2 and Intelsat 2

Launch data:

Designation 23175 / 94040A
Launch date 08 Jul 1994 - 23:05:32 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-44L (V65)
MissionCommercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35777 x 35795 km
Eccentricity 2,13E-04
Inclination 0.06 deg
Period 1436.08 min

Specifications

Prime contractorBoeing Satellite Systems
PlatformHS-601
OperatorPanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd)
Mass at launch2920 kg
Dry Mass1727 kg (BOL)
Dimension stowed: 2.7 x 3.6 x 4 m
Solar array 26 m span
Stabilization 3-axis
DC powerBOL: 4700 W
EOL: 4300 W
Beacons 4.1985 & 4.1995 GHz (0 dBW, H)
12.5 GHz (5 dBW, RHCP + LHCP)
Design lifetime15 years

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
  169.08°E 
 Nov 2010  169.08° E 

C-band

Main transponders 16
Backup transponders 4
Power 34 W
Bandwidth 12 transponder of 54 MHz
4 transponder of 64 MHz
Coverage and EIRP max Oceania and Pacific Rim beams (see footprint maps)
Polarization linear H/V

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal
Downlink 		Transponder Vertical
Downlink 		Bandwidth (MHz) Beam
  1 3.720 54 Pacific
3.720 2   54 Pacific
  3 3.790 54 Pacific
3.790 4   54 Pacific
  5 3.850 54 Pacific
3.850 6   54 Pacific
  7 3.915 64 Pacific / Oceania
3.915 8   64 Pacific
  9 3.980 54 Pacific
3.980 10   54 Pacific
  11 4.040 54 Pacific / Oceania
4.040 12   54 Pacific
  13 4.100 54 Pacific
4.100 14   54 Pacific
  15 4.165 64 Pacific / Oceania
4.165 16   64 Pacific

Ku-band:

Main transponders 16
Backup transponders 4
Power 63 W
Bandwidth 12 transponder of 54 MHz
4 transponder of 64 MHz
Coverage and EIRP South Korean beam: 50 dBW and rest of Asia: 42 dBW
Chinese beam: 50 dBW
Australian beam: 46 dBW
Polarization linear H/V
Frequencies Uplink: 14.000 - 14.500 GHz
Downlink: 12.250 - 12.750 GHz

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Vertical
Downlink 		Transponder Horizontal
Downlink 		Bandwidth (MHz) Beam
12.281 1   54 China 1
  2 12.281 54 Australia
12.341 3   54 China 2
  4 12.341 54 NE Asia
12.401 5   54 China 1
  6 12.401 54 Australia
12.466 7   64 China 2 / Australia
  8 12.466 64 NE Asia
12.531 9   54 China 1
  10 12.531 54 Australia
12.591 11   54 China 2 / Australia
  12 12.591 54 NE Asia
12.651 13   54 China 1
  14 12.651 54 Australia
12.716 15   64 China 2 / Australia
  16 12.716 64 NE Asia

End of live:

End of Operation:  Feb 2011
Cause:  
Reentered date:  
Lifetime: 

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 17.03.11