Intelsat 709

Also called IS-709, call sign S2396

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General

Designation	23915 / 96035A
Launch date	15 Jun 1996
Country of origin	International
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V87

Was replaced by Intelsat 15.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 15 Jun 1996	mid-Jul 1996	57°W, testing
mid-Jul 1996	May 2002	50°W
May 2002	May 2003	55.5°W (Ku-band only)
Aug 2003	Feb 2010	85.15°E
Apr 2010	Apr 2010	50°E
May 2010	May 2011	54.8°E
Jul 2011	May 2012	72.1°E
Sep 2012	Feb 2013	47.5°E, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Feb 2013
Cause	Moved to the junk orbit

The East Hemi beam had problems and was deactivated in early 1997.


sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

Specifications
C-band
Ku-band
Transponder frequency plan

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EIRP coverage at 85.1°E (dBW)

C-band hemi
C-band spot
Ku-band spot 1
Ku-band spot 2 & 3

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