Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | ABS |
COSPAR ID | 1999-046A |
SATCAT no. | 25894 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | A2100A |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Launch mass | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,307 kg (2,881 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 September 1999 |
Rocket | Ariane 42P |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Transponders | |
Band | 30Ku-band 3Ka-band |
ABS-7 was a geostationary communication satellite operated by ABS (formerly known as Asia Broadcast Satellite) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform.[1] It featured 30 Ku-band and 3 Ka-band transponders to serve Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Pakistan operating from 116.1EL.[2]
In May 2010, the satellite was sold to ABS and renamed into ABS-7.[3] Its original name was Koreasat3. The satellite was de-orbited from the geostationary arc and retired on February 16, 2022.
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