PAS-1

PAS-1 was a communications satellite owned by PanAmSat located at 45° West longitude, serving the Americas market. PAS-1 was also the first, privately owned, international telecommunication satellite. It was originally built for Contel ASC as ASC 3, but purchased before launch. It was primarily used for the main television channel of Panama. It was the first satellite to be able to service to five different American countries.^[1]

PAS-1

Names	PanAmSat-1 ASC-3
Mission type	Communications
Operator	PanAmSat
COSPAR ID	1988-051C
SATCAT no.	19217
Mission duration	10 years (planned) 13 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	AS-3000
Manufacturer	RCA Astro-Electronics
Launch mass	1,220 kg (2,690 lb)
Dimensions	1 x 1.3 x 1.6 m
Start of mission
Launch date	15 June 1988, 11:19:01 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 44LP H10 (V22)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace
Entered service	August 1988
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	2001
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	45° West
Transponders
Band	18 transponders: 12 C-band 6 Ku-band
Coverage area	Hawaii, Canada, United States, Mexico, Panama, Caribbean
PanAmSat constellation PAS-2 →