PAS-3

Communications satellite

PAS-3
Spacecraft properties
Names	PanAmSat-3 Panamsat K2

Mission type	Communications
Operator	PanAmSat
Mission duration	15 years (planned) Failed to orbit


Spacecraft type	Boeing 601
Bus	HS-601
Manufacturer	Hughes
Launch mass	2,920 kg (6,440 lb)
Dry mass	1,727 kg (3,807 lb)
Power	4.3 kW


Start of mission
Launch date	1 December 1994, 22:57:51 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 42P H10-3 (V70)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace
Entered service	Failed to orbit


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime	Geostationary orbit


Transponders
Band	40 transponders: 20 C band 20 Ku-band
Coverage area	Atlantic Ocean Region

PanAmSat constellation ← PAS-2 PAS-4 →

PAS-3, was a communications satellite for PanAmSat. Launched in December 1994.^[1]

Satellite description

PAS-3 was constructed by Hughes Aircraft Corporation, based on the HS-601 satellite bus. It had a mass at launch of 2,920 kg (6,440 lb), which decreased to around 1,727 kg (3,807 lb) by the time it was operational. Designed for an operational life of 15 years, the spacecraft was equipped with 20 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders.^[1] Its two solar panels, which had a span of 26 m (85 ft) generated 4.7 kW of power when the spacecraft first entered service, which was expected to drop to around 4.3 kW by the end of the vehicle's operational life.

Launch

Arianespace launched PAS-3, using an Ariane 4 launch vehicle, flight number V70, in the Ariane 42P H10-3 configuration. The launch took place from ELA-2 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais, at Kourou in French Guiana, at 23:05:32 UTC on 8 July 1994.^[1] Failed to orbit.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 → Intelsat 2, 3R, 4". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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v t e ← 1993 Orbital launches in 1994 1995 →
January	Soyuz TM-18 Gals 1 Eutelsat II F5, Türksat 1A Meteor-3 #7, Tubsat-B Clementine, ISA Progress M-21
February	STS-60 (WSF, ODERACS A, ODERACS B, ODERACS C, ODERACS D, ODERACS E, ODERACS F, BremSat) Myojo, Ryusei Globus #13L USA-99 Shijian 4, Kua Fu 1 Kosmos 2268, Kosmos 2269, Kosmos 2270, Kosmos 2271, Kosmos 2272, Kosmos 2273 Gran' #40L Galaxy 1RR
March	Koronas-I STS-62 USA-100, SEDS-2 USA-101, USA-102 Kosmos 2274 Progress M-22
April	STS-59 Kosmos 2275, Kosmos 2276, Kosmos 2277 GOES 8 Kosmos 2278 Kosmos 2279 Kosmos 2280
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June	Kosmos 2281 Foton #9 Intelsat 702, STRV 1A, STRV 1B USA-104 STEP-1
July	Soyuz TM-19 FSW-16 Kosmos 2282 STS-65 PAS-2, Yuri 3n Nadezhda #104 Kosmos 2283 Apstar 1 Kosmos 2284
August	Kosmos 2285 APEX DirecTV-2 Kosmos 2286 Brasilsat B1, Türksat 1B Kosmos 2287, Kosmos 2288, Kosmos 2289 Molniya 3-60 Progress M-24 Kosmos 2290 USA-105 Optus B3 Kiku 6 USA-106
September	Telstar 402 STS-64 (SPARTAN-201) Kosmos 2291 Kosmos 2292 STS-68
October	Soyuz TM-20 Intelsat 703 Solidarad 2 Thaicom 2 Okean-O1 #7 Ekspress-2 IRS-P2 Elektro #1L
November	Astra 1D Wind Kosmos 2293 STS-66 (CRISTA-SPAS) Resurs-O1 #3L Progress M-25 Kosmos 2294, Kosmos 2295, Kosmos 2296 Kosmos 2297 Geo-IK #24 Orion 1 Chinasat-6
December	PAS-3 Molniya 1-88 Altair #13L Kosmos 2298 USA-107 Radio-ROSTO Kosmos 2299, Kosmos 2300, Kosmos 2301, Kosmos 2302, Kosmos 2303, Kosmos 2304 Gran' #43L Kosmos 2305 NOAA-14
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