Intelsat 7's specifications
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Prime
contractor
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Space
Systems/Loral
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Platform
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Intelsat-7
(based on Ford FS-1300 and Aerospatiale Spacebus-2000)
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Mass
at launch
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3750
kg
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Mass
in orbit
|
1800
kg
|
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Dry
mass
|
1500
kg
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Payload
mass
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446
kg: transponders: 338kg, antennas: 108 kg
|
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Dimension
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2.45
x 2.2 x 2.7 m
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Solar
array
|
21.8
m span
|
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DC
power
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EOL:
equinox: 3968 W, solstice: 3650 W
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Payload
power
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2580
W
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Stabilization
|
3-axis
|
|
Design
lifetime
|
10
years
|
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Phone
circuits
|
18000
(90000 with DCME)
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Reserved
TV channels
|
3 |
Cross-strapping: uplink in C-band and downlink in Ku-band (701, 702, 703, 704,
705 & 709)