25473 - INTELSAT 7 (IS-7)

PAS 7 (PanAmSat 7) is an American geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane 44LP rocket from Kourou at 06:31 UT. The 3,838 kg satellite carries 40 Ku-band and 18 C-band transponders to provide voice and video communications to Europe and West Asia, after parking at 68.5 E longitude.

Alternate Names

IS-7
Intelsat 7
PAS 7

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1998-09-16
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 3838.0 kg