SBS 3 (satellite)
Communications | |
| Operator | SBS |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1982-110B[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 13651 |
| Mission duration | 12 years, 6 months and 21 days (achieved) 41 years, 5 months, 20 days (in orbit) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
Hughes Space and Communications | |
| Launch mass | 1,117 kilograms (2,463 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 November 1982, 12:19 UTC |
| Rocket | Kennedy LC-39A |
| Contractor | NASA |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | June 02, 1995 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 94° W[2] |
| Eccentricity | 0.73391 |
| Perigee altitude | 294 kilometres (183 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 37,127 kilometres (23,070 mi) |
| Inclination | 23.7° |
| Period | 659.1 minutes |
| Epoch | November 11, 1982 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 14 Ku band |
SBS 3 was a
Satellite description
The spacecraft was designed and manufactured by
Hughes on the HS-376 satellite bus. It had a launch mass of 1,117 kg (2,463 lb), a geostationary orbit and a 7-year design life.[4]
History
On November 11, 1982, SBS 3 was finally launched by a
Anik C3
.
On 2 June 1995, SBS 3 was finally decommissioned and put on a graveyard orbit.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "SBS 3". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "SBS 3". n2yo.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ a b Krebs, Gunter Dirk. "SBS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / HGS 5 - Gunter's Space Page". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "SBS 3". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
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