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PAS-4
American geostationary spacecraft. PAS-4 was launched on August 3, 1995 aboard a Ariane 42L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (February 2007).
COSPAR 1995-040ANORAD 23636United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- PAS 4
- Common name
- PAS-4
- Payload designation
- Panamsat K3
- International designator
- 1995-040A
- NORAD catalog number
- 23636
- GCAT identifier
- S23636
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/301
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- PAS
- Owner
- Panamsat
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-601
Launch
- Date
- August 3, 1995 · 22:58 UTC
- Launch record
- 1995-040Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 42L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,726 km
- Apogee
- 35,783 km
- Inclination
- 0.11°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- February 2007
- Last known active
- Feb 1, 2010
- End of operations
- Feb 1, 2010
Size
- Mass
- 3,043 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,671 kg
- Length
- 3.6 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 Q2048763 (CC0).