Intelsat 707

Geostationary communication satellite. Intelsat 707 was launched on March 14, 1996 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1996-015ANORAD 23816INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 707
Common name: Intelsat 707
Payload designation: INTELSAT VIIA F7
International designator: 1996-015A
NORAD catalog number: 23816
GCAT identifier: S23816

Mission

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

Launch

Date: March 14, 1996 · 07:11 UTC
Launch record: 1996-015Success
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,784 km
Apogee: 35,791 km
Inclination: 0.05°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Jan 14, 2013

Size

Mass: 4,180 kg
Dry mass: 1,776 kg
Length: 5.1 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 27.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1665702 (CC0).