28924 - EUTELSAT 172A (GE-23)

EUTELSAT 172A (GE-23), with a pre-launch name of Worldsat 3, is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur at 02:28 UT on 29 December 2005. The five tonne craft carries 20 high-power Ku-band, and 18 C-band transponders to provide voice, video and internet services to the Asia-Pacific region after parking over 172 degrees E longitude.

Alternate Names

AMS 23
Worldsat 3

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2005-12-29
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan