Intelsat 709

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat 709 was launched on June 15, 1996 aboard a Ariane 44P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1996-035ANORAD 23915INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 709
Common name: Intelsat 709
Payload designation: INTELSAT VIIA F9
International designator: 1996-035A
NORAD catalog number: 23915
GCAT identifier: S23915

Mission

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

Launch

Date: June 15, 1996 · 06:55 UTC
Launch record: 1996-035Success
Rocket: Ariane 44P
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,779 km
Apogee: 35,796 km
Inclination: 0.03°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Jan 29, 2013
End of operations: Jan 31, 2013

Size

Mass: 3,420 kg
Dry mass: 1,473 kg
Length: 4.8 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 21.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559252 (CC0).