Intelsat 705

A geostationary communication satellite. Intelsat 705 was launched on March 22, 1995 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1995-013ANORAD 23528INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 705
Common name: Intelsat 705
Payload designation: INTELSAT VII F5
International designator: 1995-013A
NORAD catalog number: 23528
GCAT identifier: S23528

Mission

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

Launch

Date: March 22, 1995 · 06:18 UTC
Launch record: 1995-013Success
Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,619 km
Apogee: 35,952 km
Inclination: 0.08°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Feb 9, 2011

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 Q14559254 (CC0).