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About this launch
PAS 10 (PanAmSat 10) was an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft. The 3.7 tonne (with fuel) satellite carried 48 transponders (24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band) to provide direct-to-home video channels to Europe, Middle-East, and South Africa after parking over 68.5 deg-E longitude.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTELSAT 10 (IS-10) 2001-019A | Payload | 36117 × 36152 km · 9.4° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 2001-019B | Rocket body | re-entered 2001-05-16 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 2001-019C | Debris | re-entered 2001-05-16 | |
| BLOCK DM R/B 2001-019D | Rocket body | 7067 × 35896 km · 18.6° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2001-019. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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