Marisat 3

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General

Designation	09478 / 76101A
Launch date	14 Oct 1976
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Thor Delta #127

In mid 2000 it should start serving South Pole scientist from 33.9°W. Data rate up to 2 Mbps. Still serving in mid-2007.

In March 2005, Intelsat requests FCC approval to operate two UHF channels for NATO needs. Would be (up/down): 307.75/254.15 MHz & 311.15-257.55 MHz. Those are 500 KHz channels.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 14 Oct 1976		15°W
Mar 1995		178°W, inclined
Oct 1996	Feb 2000	72°E, inclined
Aug 2000		33.9°W, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	29 Oct 2008
Cause	Moved to the junk orbit

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External resources

http://ice.rsmas.miami.edu/access_marisat_pole/access.html

http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/oldissues2002-2003/Sun122902/images/MARISAT-b.jpg
sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

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