Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Intelsat 10 (PAS-10) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
68.52 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237214156940886 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3739 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2,510 (BOL) |
Power (watts) |
9600 |
Date of Launch |
14-05-2001 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton |
COSPAR Number |
2001-019A |
NORAD Number |
26766 |
Comments |
Direct-to-home video channels; 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe. |