PAS-1

Communications satellite owned by PanAmSat

PAS-1
NamesPanAmSat-1
ASC-3
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorPanAmSat
COSPAR ID1988-051C Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.19217
Mission duration10 years (planned)
13 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
BusAS-3000
ManufacturerRCA Astro-Electronics
Launch mass1,220 kg (2,690 lb)
Dimensions1 x 1.3 x 1.6 m
Start of mission
Launch date15 June 1988, 11:19:01 UTC
RocketAriane 44LP H10 (V22)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceAugust 1988
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated2001
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude45° West
Transponders
Band18 transponders:
12 C-band
6 Ku-band
Coverage areaHawaii, Canada, United States, Mexico, Panama, Caribbean
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PAS-1 was a communications satellite owned by PanAmSat located at 45° West longitude, serving the Americas market. PAS-1 was also the first, privately owned, international telecommunication satellite. It was originally built for Contel ASC as ASC 3, but purchased before launch. It was primarily used for the main television channel of Panama. It was the first satellite to be able to service to five different American countries.[1]

References

  1. ^ "PanAmSat's new PAS-1R Satellite in Position to Power Top Video, Internet, and Data Customers". SpaceRef. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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Orbital launches in 1988
January
  • Kosmos 1908
  • Kosmos 1909, Kosmos 1910, Kosmos 1911, Kosmos 1912, Kosmos 1913, Kosmos 1914
  • Gorizont No.25L
  • Progress 34
  • Kosmos 1915
  • Meteor-2 No.20
February
  • USA-29
  • Kosmos 1916
  • USA-30
  • Kosmos 1919, Kosmos 1917, Kosmos 1918
  • Kosmos 1920
  • Kosmos 1921
  • Sakura 3a
  • Kosmos 1922
March
  • Zhongxing-1
  • Kosmos 1923
  • Kosmos 1924, Kosmos 1925, Kosmos 1926, Kosmos 1927, Kosmos 1928, Kosmos 1929, Kosmos 1930, Kosmos 1931
  • Molniya-1 No.65
  • Spacenet 3R, Telecom 1C
  • Kosmos 1932
  • Kosmos 1933
  • IRS-1A
  • Molniya-1 No.64
  • Kosmos 1934
  • Progress 35
  • Kosmos 1935
  • San Marco 5
  • Kosmos 1936
  • Gorizont No.26L
April
  • Kosmos 1937
  • Kosmos 1938
  • Foton No.4L
  • Kosmos 1939
  • Transit-O 23, Transit-O 32
  • Kosmos 1940
  • Kosmos 1941
May
  • Ekran No.31L
  • Kosmos 1942
  • Progress 36
  • Kosmos 1943
  • Intelsat VA F-13
  • Kosmos 1944
  • Kosmos 1945
  • Kosmos 1946, Kosmos 1947, Kosmos 1948
  • Molniya-3 No.49
  • Kosmos 1949
  • Kosmos 1950
  • Kosmos 1951
June
  • Soyuz TM-5
  • Kosmos 1952
  • Kosmos 1953
  • Meteosat 3, PAS-1, OSCAR-13
  • Nova 2
  • Kosmos 1954
  • Kosmos 1955
  • Kosmos 1956
July
August
  • Kosmos 1961
  • Fanhui Shi Weixing I-02
  • Kosmos 1962
  • Molniya-1 No.66
  • Kosmos 1963
  • Gorizont No.28L
  • Kosmos 1964
  • Kosmos 1965
  • Transit-O 25, Transit-O 31
  • Soyuz TM-6
  • Kosmos 1966
September
  • USA-31
  • USA-32
  • Kosmos 1967
  • Fengyun I-01
  • GStar-3, SBS-5
  • Kosmos 1968
  • Progress 38
  • Kosmos 1969
  • Kosmos 1970, Kosmos 1971, Kosmos 1972
  • Sakura 3b
  • Ofek-1
  • Kosmos 1973
  • NOAA-11
  • Molniya-3 No.51
  • STS-26 (TDRS-3)
October
November
  • USA-33
  • Unnamed
  • Buran 1K1 (37KB No.3770)
  • Kosmos 1979
  • Kosmos 1980
  • Kosmos 1981
  • Soyuz TM-7
  • Kosmos 1982
December
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