Panamsat 6

USA

Also called PAS 6

Launch data:

Designation 24891 / 97040A
Launch date08 Aug 1997
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-44P (V98)
MissionTelecommunications
Geostationary orbit:
Location 43°W

The satellite is probably out of use. Power problems have been rumored. Those could be linked to solar arrays.

Specifications

Prime contractor Space Systems/Loral
Platform FS-1300
Mass at launch 3420 kg
Dry mass 1285 kg
Dimension 3.4 x 2.7 x 3 m
Solar array 27.5 m span (provided by DASA)
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power 10000 W
Design lifetime 15 years

Ku-band


Main transponders 36
Backup transponders 12
Power 24 x 110 W (TWTA)
12 x 100 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Coverage Argentina beam (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay), 12 transp.
Brasil beam, 12 transp.
NTSC beam (Columbia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador), 12 transp.
EIRP max 50 dBW
Polarization linear H/V
Frequencies uplink: 12.75-13.25 & 13.75-14.00 GHz
downlink: 10.7-10.95 & 11.2-11.45 GHz

Downlink transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Vertical
Downlink 		Transponder Horizontal
Downlink 		Beam
10.722 1    Brasil
  13 10.722 Brasil
10.762 2    Argentina
  14 10.762 Argentina
10.802 3    Brasil
  15 10.802 Brasil
10.842 4    Argentina
  16 10.842 Argentina
10.882 5    Brasil
  17 10.882 Brasil
10.922 6    Argentina
  18 10.922 Argentina
       
10.970 25   Brasil
  31 10.970 Brasil
11.010 26   NTSC
  32 11.010 NTSC
11.050 27   Brasil
  33 11.050 Brasil
11.090 28   NTSC
  34 11.090 NTSC
11.130 29   Brasil
  35 11.130 Brasil
11.170 30   NTSC
  36 11.170 NTSC
       
11.222 7    Argentina or Brasil
  19 11.222 Argentina
11.262 8    NTSC
  20 11.262 NTSC
11.302 9    Argentina or Brasil
  21 11.302 Argentina
11.342 10   NTSC
  22 11.342 NTSC
11.382 11   Argentina
  23 11.382 Argentina
11.422 12   NTSC
  24 11.422 NTSC

Uplink transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Vertical
Uplink 		Transponder Horizontal
Uplink 		Beam
12.772 1     
  13 12.772  
12.812 2     
  14 12.812  
12.852 3     
  15 12.852  
12.892 4     
  16 12.892  
12.932 5     
  17 12.932  
12.972 6     
  18 12.972  
13.022 7     
  19 13.022  
13.062 8     
  20 13.062  
13.102 9     
  21 13.102  
13.142 10    
  22 13.142  
13.182 11    
  23 13.182  
13.222 12    
  24 13.222  
       
13.774 25    
  31 13.774  
13.814 26    
  32 13.814  
13.854 27    
  33 13.854  
13.894 28    
  34 13.894  
13.934 29    
  35 13.934  
13.974 30    
  36 13.974  

Ref: #15 - update: 22.07.04