Intelsat 5

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Intelsat 5
Start date August 28, 1997, 12:33 UTC
Launcher Proton-M / Bris-M
Launch site Baikonur 81/23
COSPAR-ID : 1997-046A
Takeoff mass 3600 kg
Mass in orbit 2519 kg
Manufacturer Boeing Satellite Systems
model HS-601HP
lifespan 22 years
operator Intelsat
Playback information
Transponder 28 C-band , 28 Ku-band
Transponder performance C-band 50 W
Ku-band 6 × 60 W + 18 × 110 W.
Others
Electrical power Start: 9700 W
position
First position 58 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Intelsat 5 (former names: PAS-5 , Arabsat 2C , BADR-C ) is a former communications satellite of the operator Intelsat . It was in operation from 1997 to 2019.

First position: Mexico

The satellite was commissioned by PanAmSat in March 1995 from Hughes Space and Communications Company . It was the first copy of the HS-601HP satellite bus with a particularly high output power (HP = High Power). The satellite was launched on August 28, 1997 under the name Panamsat 5 or PAS-5 and was positioned at 58 ° West . From there it supplied Mexico with TV programs, but also enabled data connections between America and Europe. In the course of 1998 battery problems arose and the PAS-5 had to switch off some transponders at times. It was eventually replaced by PanAmSat 9 , which launched in July 2000.

Second position: Arabia

PAS-5 was leased to the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) in May 2002 , which had to compensate for a defect in the Arabsat 3A satellite . For this purpose, PAS-5 was positioned at 26 ° East and designated as Arabsat 2C , later also BADR-C .

In summer 2006, the US regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, approved the takeover of PanAmSat by competitor Intelsat . With this, PAS-5 also fell to the new owner and received the new name Intelsat 5 (short: IS-5) on February 1, 2007 .

Third position: Oceania

In October 2008, Panamsat received approval to move Intelsat 5 to 169 ° East . Since then, the satellite has served East Asia and Oceania via the C-band transponders. The Ku-band transponders are no longer in operation.

Fourth position: Indian Ocean

In spring 2013, the satellite was relocated to 65.45 ° East over the Indian Ocean.

Last position: Oceania

The satellite was last stationed at 157 ° East . In 2019 it was taken out of service and moved to a cemetery orbit. This exceeded its planned lifespan by seven years.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Proton Successfully Launches PanAmSat-5 Satellite. International Launch Services, August 28, 1997, accessed October 17, 2012 .
  2. ↑ HS-601 problems continue as battery failure hits Palapa C1. Flight Global, December 16, 1998, accessed on October 17, 2012 (English): “… two other PanAmSat High Power versions have experienced separate battery faults. One is the PanAmSat 5, launched in 1997 ... "
  3. ↑ Arabsat 3 series. In: Jane's Space Systems and Industry. janes.com, June 29, 2012, archived from the original on January 26, 2013 ; accessed on October 17, 2012 (English).
  4. ↑ Elephant wedding: Intelsat takes over Panamsat. digitalfernsehen.de, June 21, 2006, accessed October 17, 2012 .
  5. ^ New Satellite Names. Conversion table. Intelsat, January 2007, archived from the original on April 19, 2012 ; accessed on September 21, 2012 (English).
  6. ^ Policy Branch Information. (PDF) FCC, October 24, 2008, accessed October 17, 2012 .
  7. ↑ IS-5 at 169 ° E. Intelsat, archived from the original on December 27, 2010 ; accessed on September 21, 2012 (English).
  8. ↑ Intelsat 5 (PAS 5, Arabsat 2C, Badr C). Satbeams, accessed on March 1, 2013 (English, original quote no longer available online): "Planned for relocation to 65.45 East orbital slot by the end of Mar 2013."
  9. ↑ Intelsat 5 (PAS 5, Arabsat 2C, Badr C). Satbeams, accessed June 4, 2013 .
  10. ↑ Intelsat fleet ( Memento from April 20, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Intelsat fleet ( Memento from July 3, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Intelsat 5 (PAS 5) on N2YO.com, accessed July 3, 2019.