Also called Satcom 7
Launch data:
| Designation |
14328
/ 83094A
|
| Launch date | 08 Sep 1983 |
| Launch site | CC, LC-17B |
| Launch vehicle |
Delta-3924 (#172) |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit: |
| Location |
72°W
|
End of life
|
Out
of service
|
Mar
1995
|
|
Cause
|
Sent
to the junk orbit
|
Specifications
|
Prime
contractor
|
GE
Astro Space
|
|
Platform
|
GE-3000
|
|
Mass
at launch
|
1120
kg
|
|
Mass
in orbit
|
approx.
600 kg
|
|
Length
|
1.63
m
|
|
Width
|
1.32
m
|
|
Height
|
0.99
m
|
|
Solar
array
|
14.33
m
|
|
Stabilization
|
3-axis
|
|
DC
power
|
|
|
Design
lifetime
|
10
year
|
C-band
|
Main
transponders
|
24
|
|
Backup
transponders
|
4 |
|
Power
|
8.5
W
|
|
Bandwidth
|
36
MHz
|
|
Coverage
|
|
|
EIRP
max
|
36
dBW
|
|
Polarization
|
linear
H/V
|
Ref: #15 - update: 24.10.04