PAS 1

PAS 1

PAS 1 (PanAmSat 1) was the first, privately owened, international telecomunication satellite. It was originally built for Contel as ASC 3, but purchased before launch.

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	Communication
Operator:	PanAmSat
Contractors:	RCA Astro
Equipment:	12 C-band transponders, 6 Ku-band transponders
Configuration:	AS-3000
Propulsion:	Star-30C
Lifetime:	10 years
Mass:	1220 kg
Orbit:	GEO

Satellite	Date	LS		Launcher	Remarks:
PAS 1 (ex ASC 3)	15.06.1988	Ko ELA-2		Ariane-44LP H10	with Meteosat 3, Amsat P3C

Further PAS missions:

PAS 1 (AS-3000)
PAS 1R (HS-702)
PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 (HS-601)
PAS 5 (HS-601HP)
PAS 6 (LS-1300)
PAS 6B (HS-601HP)
PAS 7 (LS-1300)
PAS 8 (LS-1300)
PAS 9, 10 (HS-601HP)
PAS 11 (Star-2)
PAS 12 (SSL-1300)
PAS 22 (HS-601HP)

Last update: 27.09.2009
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