Intelsat 703 --> NSS-703

INTELSAT / US --> Netherlands

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 51

Also called Intelsat 7 F-3

Launch data:

Designation:	23305 / 94064A
Launch date	06 Oct 1994 - 06:35:02 UT
Launch site	CC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle	Atlas-2AS (AC-111)
Mission:	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35773 x 35798 km
Eccentricity	2.97E-04
Inclination	0.02 deg
Period	1436.08 min

Transfered to NSS on 30 Nov 1998

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral
Platform
Operator	New Skies Satellites NV. (SES)
Mass at launch	3642 kg
Dry Mass	1450 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	3900 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs - No more active on end 2019

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 6 Oct 1994	May 1996	177°E
mid-Jun 1996		57°E
April 2010		57.01°E

Africa, Japan, India, China, Australia; 26 C-band, 10 Ku-band; shared capacity with Intelset.
Has a C-band spot beam centered on India.

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 29.12.19