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INTELSAT 7 (IS-7)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
September 16, 1998 at 06:31 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44LP →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
PAS 7
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,398 km
Periapsis
36,350 km
Inclination
10.43°
Orbital period
1466.21 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-052A
NORAD catalog №
25473
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
7.5685 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational