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Intelsat 1R

Communications satellite. Intelsat 1R was launched on November 16, 2000 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (February 2007).

COSPAR 2000-072ANORAD 26608United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
PAS 1R
Common name
Intelsat 1R
International designator
2000-072A
NORAD catalog number
26608
GCAT identifier
S26608
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/385

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
PAS
Owner
Panamsat
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
BSS-702HP

Launch

Date
November 16, 2000 · 01:07 UTC
Launch record
2000-072Success
Rocket
Ariane 5G
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,786 km
Apogee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.04°
Status
Renamed
Status date
February 2007
Last known active
Jul 26, 2024
End of operations
Jul 26, 2024

Size

Mass
4,793 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Length
6.2 m
Diameter
3.50 m
Span
41.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q477398 (CC0).