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Intelsat 702

Geostationary communication satellite. Intelsat 702 was launched on June 17, 1994 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1994-034ANORAD 23124INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT
INTELSAT 702
Common name
Intelsat 702
Payload designation
INTELSAT VII F2
International designator
1994-034A
NORAD catalog number
23124
GCAT identifier
S23124

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Int7
Country
INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder
SS/Loral
Platform (bus)
FS-1300

Launch

Date
June 17, 1994 · 07:07 UTC
Launch record
1994-034Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,738 km
Apogee
35,836 km
Inclination
0.04°
Status
Renamed
Status date
July 18, 2001
Last known active
September 2016
End of operations
Sep 15, 2016

Size

Mass
3,695 kg
Dry mass
1,500 kg
Length
4.2 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
21.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11713318 (CC0).