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Intelsat 707

Intelsat 707

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Intelsat 707 (also known as IS-707 and Intelsat 7-F7) is a geostationary communications satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 53° west longitude.. The satellite is owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[4]

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The satellite was successfully launched into space on 14 March 1996,[4] at 07:11:01 UTC, using an Ariane 4 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana.[4] It had a launch mass of 4,180 kg. The Intelsat 707 carried 26 C-band and 14 Ku-band transponders to provide Europe and the Americas with 3 television channels and 22,500 telephone circuits after parking over the eastern coast of Brazil.

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    "Display: Intelsat 707 1996-015A". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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    "INTELSAT 707". N2YO.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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    Gunter, Krebs. "Intelsat-7A (706, 707, 708)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 April 2017.


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