Intelsat 26

Communications satellite. Intelsat 26 was launched on February 17, 1997 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (August 2009).

COSPAR 1997-007ANORAD 24732Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: JCSAT R
Common name: Intelsat 26
Payload designation: JCSAT 4
International designator: 1997-007A
NORAD catalog number: 24732
GCAT identifier: S24732
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/337

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: JCSAT
Owner: JSAT
Country: Japan
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-601

Launch

Date: February 17, 1997 · 01:42 UTC
Launch record: 1997-007Success
Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,780 km
Apogee: 35,792 km
Inclination: 0.03°
Status: Renamed
Status date: August 2009
Last known active: November 2021
End of operations: Nov 7, 2021

Size

Mass: 3,090 kg
Dry mass: 1,600 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.80 m
Span: 26.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559257 (CC0).