Spaceway-3

Spaceway-3
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorHughes Network Systems
COSPAR ID2007-036A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.32018
Mission duration12 years (planned)
16 years, 10 months, 24 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
BusBSS-702
ManufacturerBoeing
Launch mass6075 kg
Dry mass3655 kg
Power12800 watts
Start of mission
Launch date14 August 2007, 23:44:00 UTC
RocketAriane 5
Launch siteKourou, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceOctober 2007
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude95.0° West
Transponders
BandKa-band
Frequency500 MHz
Bandwidth10 Gbit/s
Coverage areaNorth America
 

Spaceway-3 is a communications satellite which was launched on August 14, 2007, at 23:44:00 UTC. The third satellite in the Spaceway series, it includes a Ka-band communications payload.[1] It is used by Hughes Network Systems to provide broadband Internet Protocol network service.

  1. ^ "Launch Kit" (PDF). Arianespace. 14 March 2007.

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