SBS 3 (PAM-D)

USA

Launch data:

Designation	13651 / 82110B
Launch date	12 Nov 1982
Launch site	KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle	Shuttle STS-5
Mission	Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min

SBS-3 with PAM-D stage

Specifications

Prime contractor	Hughes
Platform	HS-376
Mass at launch	3271 kg
Mass in orbit	540 kg
Diameter	2.16 m
Height	2.82 m (6.6 m stowed)
Stabilization	Spin stabilized
DC power	1100 W
Design lifetime	7 years

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 11 Nov 1982
< May 1992	May 1992 >	95°W
< May 1994	2 Jun 1995	74°W

End of life

Out of service	2 Jun 1995
Cause	moved to the graveyard

Ku-band

Main transponders	10
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage
EIRP max	46 dBW
Polarization

Ref: #15, #98a, #102 - update: 24.10.04