Panamsat 3R

USA

Also called: IS-3R, PAS-3R & PanAmSat K4

Launch data:

Designation	23764 / 96002A
Launch date	12 Jan 1996 - 23:10 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA2
Launch vehicle	Ariane 44L (V82)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on Feb 1, 2011:
Perigee / Apogee	35779 x 35794 km
Eccentricity	1.78E-04
Inclination	0.04 deg
Period	1436.11 min

Specifications:

Prime contractor	Hughes (Boeing Satellite Systems)
Platform	HS-601
Operator	PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.)
Mass at launch	2918 kg
Mass in orbit	1727 kg
Dimension	stowed: 2.7 x 3.6 x 4 m
Solar array	26 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	BOL: 4700 W EOL: 4300 W
Design lifetime	15 years
Beacons	4.1985 & 4.1990 GHz (0 dBW) 11.7 GHz (5 dBW, RHCP + LHCP)

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
	43°W
Feb 2011	42.98° W

End of live:

End of Operation:	Sep 2011
Cause:
Reentered date:
Lifetime:

It uses Hughes' advanced shaped-reflector technology, which concentrates the satellite's beam over targeted land areas while avoiding uninhabited oceans. Hughes' patented, highly efficient design eliminates the need for multiple feedhorn configurations.

C-band

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders	4
Power	34 W (SSPA)
Bandwidth	12 transponders of 54 MHz 4 transponders of 64 MHz
Coverage and EIRP max	Pan America beam 1 Pan America beam 2 Africa
Polarization	linear H/V
Frequencies	Uplink: 5.925-6.425 GHz Downlink: 3.700-4.200 GHz

Downlink transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Bandwidth (MHz)	Beam
	1	3.730	54	PAN AM V2
3.730	2		54	PAN AM H2
	3	3.790	54	PAN AM V1
3.790	4		54	PAN AM H1
	5	3.850	54	PAN AM V2
3.850	6		54	PAN AM H2
	7	3.915	64	PAN AM V1 or Africa
3.915	8		64	PAN AM H1
	9	3.980	54	PAN AM V2
3.980	10		54	PAN AM H2
	11	4.040	54	PAN AM V1 or Africa
4.040	12		54	PAN AM H1
	13	4.100	54	PAN AM V2
4.100	14		54	PAN AM H2
	15	4.165	64	PAN AM V1 or Africa
4.165	16		64	PAN AM H1

Uplink transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Vertical Uplink	Transponder	Horizontal Uplink	Bandwidth (MHz)	Beam
	1	5.955	54	PAN America
5.955	2		54	PAN America
	3	6.015	54	PAN America or Africa or North America
6.015	4		54	PAN America
	5	6.075	54	PAN America
6.075	6		54	PAN America
	7	6.140	64	PAN America or Africa or North America
6.140	8		64	PAN America
	9	6.205	54	PAN America
6.205	10		54	PAN America
	11	6.265	54	PAN America or Africa or North America
6.265	12		54	PAN America
	13	6.325	54	PAN America
6.375	14		54	PAN America
	15	6.390	64	PAN America or Africa or North America
6.390	16		64	PAN America

Ku-band

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders	4
Power	63 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth	12 transponders of 54 MHz 4 transponders of 64 MHz
Coverage and EIRP max	Europe: 50 dBW North-America: 50 dBW North South-America: 50 dBW South South-America: 52 dBW Brazil: 50 dBW
Polarization	Linear H/V
Frequencies	Uplink: 14.00-14.500 GHz Downlink: 11.700-12.200 GHz and 12.500-12.750 GHz

Downlink transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Vertical Downlink	Transponder	Horizontal Downlink	Bandwidth (MHz)	Beam
	1	11.729	54	North South-America or Europe
11.729	2		54	North-America or South South-America
	4	11.789	54	North-America (but no 4B)
11.789	4B		54	Brazil (but no 4)
	5	11.849	54	North South-America or Europe
11.849	6		54	North-America or South South-America
	8	11.914	64	North-America (but no 8B)
11.914	8B		64	Brazil (but no 8)
	9	11.979	54	North South-America or Europe
11.979	10		54	North-America or South South-America (H)
	12	12.039	54	North-America (but no 12B)
12.039	12B		54	Brazil (but no 12)
	13	12.099	54	North South-America or Europe
12.099	14		54	North-America or South South-America (H)
	16	12.164	64	North-America (but no 16B)
12.164	16B		64	Brazil (but no 16)

	1E	12.531	54	Europe or North South-America
12.531	9E		54	Europe or North South-America
	3E	12.591	54	Europe
12.591	11E		54	Europe
	5E	12.651	54	Europe or North South-America
12.651	13E		54	Europe or North South-America
	7E	12.716	64	Europe
12.716	15E		64	Europe

Uplink transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Vertical Uplink	Transponder	Horizontal Uplink	Bandwidth (MHz)	Beam
14.029	1		54	Europe or North-America
	1S	14.029	54	South-America
	2	14.029	54	Europe or North-America
14.089	3		54	Europe or North-America
	4	14.089	54	Europe or North-America
	4S	14.089	54	South-America
14.149	5		54	Europe or North-America
	1S	14.149	54	South-America
	6	14.149	54	Europe or North-America
14.214	7		64	Europe or North-America
	8	14.214	64	Europe or North-America
	8S	14.214	64	South-America
14.279	9		54	Europe or North-America
	9S	14.279	54	South-America
	10	14.279	54	Europe or North-America
14.339	11		54	Europe or North-America
	12	14.339	54	Europe or North-America
	12S	14.339	54	South-America
14.399	13		54	Europe or North-America
	13S	14.399	54	South-America
	14	14.399	54	Europe or North-America
14.464	15		64	Europe or North-America
	16	14.464	64	Europe or North-America
	16S	14.464	64	South-America

Television and communications services; 12 C-band, 12 Ku-band; Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Africa.

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 29.10.11