NSS-703

NSS-703
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat (1994-1998) SES World Skies (1998-2014)
COSPAR ID	1994-064A
SATCAT no.	23305
Mission duration	15 years design life


Bus	SSL-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	3,695 kilograms (8,146 lb)
Dry mass	1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	06 October 1994, 06:35:02 (1994-10-06UTC06:35:02Z) UTC
Rocket	Atlas IIAS AC111
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-36B


End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	October 2014 (2014-11)


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	47° W
Semi-major axis	42,437 kilometres (26,369 mi)
Perigee altitude	36,042.7 kilometres (22,395.9 mi)
Apogee altitude	36,091.0 kilometres (22,425.9 mi)
Inclination	5.9 degrees
Period	1,450.1 minutes
Epoch	April 28, 2017


Transponders
Band	26 C band 10 Ku band
Coverage area	Americas, Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean

Intelsat VII

Launch of NSS-703.

NSS-703 (also known as Intelsat 703, IS-703 and Intelsat 7-F3) is a geostationary communication satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL).^[1] It is located in the orbital position of 29.5 degrees east longitude and it is currently in an inclined orbit. The same is owned by Intelsat and after sold to SES World Skies on November 30, 1998. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.

The satellite was successfully launched into space on October 6, 1994, at 06:35:02, using an Atlas II vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States. It had a launch mass of 3,695 kg.

The NSS-703 is equipped with 26 transponders in C band and 10 in Ku band to provide broadcasting, business-to-home services, telecommunications, VSATnetworks.

External links

Intelsat 703 TBS satellite
Intelsat 7 Gunter's Space Page
Intelsat 703 SatBeams

References

↑ NSS-703 Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine. SES. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

← 1993 · Orbital launches in 1994 · 1995 →
January	Soyuz TM-18 Gals 1 Eutelsat II F5, Türksat 1A Meteor-3 #7, Tubsat-B Clementine, ISA Progress M-21
February	STS-60 (WSF, ODERACS A, ODERACS B, ODERACS C, ODERACS D, ODERACS E, ODERACS F, BremSat) Myojo, Ryusei Globus #13L USA-99 Shijian 4, Kua Fu 1 Kosmos 2268, Kosmos 2269, Kosmos 2270, Kosmos 2271, Kosmos 2272, Kosmos 2273 Gran' #40L Galaxy 1RR
March	Koronas-I STS-62 USA-100, SEDS-2 USA-101, USA-102 Kosmos 2274 Progress M-22
April	STS-59 Kosmos 2275, Kosmos 2276, Kosmos 2277 GOES 8 Kosmos 2278 Kosmos 2279 Kosmos 2280
May	USA-103 SROSS-C2 MSTI-2 STEP-2 Rimsat 2 Progress M-23 Tselina-D
June	Kosmos 2281 Foton #9 Intelsat 702, STRV 1A, STRV 1B USA-104 STEP-1
July	Soyuz TM-19 FSW-16 Kosmos 2282 STS-65 PAS-2, Yuri 3n Nadezhda #104 Kosmos 2283 Apstar 1 Kosmos 2284
August	Kosmos 2285 APEX DirecTV-2 Kosmos 2286 Brasilsat B1, Türksat 1B Kosmos 2287, Kosmos 2288, Kosmos 2289 Molniya 3-60 Progress M-24 Kosmos 2290 USA-105 Optus B3 Kiku 6 USA-106
September	Telstar 402 STS-64 (SPARTAN-201) Kosmos 2291 Kosmos 2292 STS-68
October	Soyuz TM-20 Intelsat 703 Solidarad 2 Thaicom 2 Okean-O1 #7 Ekspress-2 IRS-P2 Elektro #1L
November	Astra 1D Wind Kosmos 2293 STS-66 (CRISTA-SPAS) Resurs-O1 #3L Progress M-25 Kosmos 2294, Kosmos 2295, Kosmos 2296 Kosmos 2297 Geo-IK #24 Orion 1 Chinasat-6
December	PAS-3 Molniya 1-88 Altair #13L Kosmos 2298 USA-107 Radio-ROSTO Kosmos 2299, Kosmos 2300, Kosmos 2301, Kosmos 2302, Kosmos 2303, Kosmos 2304 Gran' #43L Kosmos 2305 NOAA-14
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Cubesats are smaller. Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

Intelsat Corporation
COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39 40e
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

Satellites operated by SES S.A.
SES fleet	Active: SES-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (EchoStar 105) 12 14 15 16 (GovSat-1) 17
AMC fleet	Active: AMC-4 6 8 10 11 15 16 18 21 Backups: AMC-7 Retired: AMC-1 2 3 5 9 Failed launch: AMC-14
NSS fleet	Active: NSS-6 7 9 10 11 12 806 Retired: NSS-5 513 703 K Failed launch: NSS-8
Astra fleet	Active: Astra 1KR 1L 1M 1N 2E 2F 2G 3B 4A 5B Backups: Astra 1D 1F 1G 1H 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A Retired: Astra 1A 1B 1C 1E 5A Sirius 3 Failed launch: Astra 1K Orbital positions: 5.0°E 19.2°E 23.5°E 28.2°E 31.5°E Subsidiary: SES Astra
Third parties	Active: Ciel-2 MonacoSAT QuetzSat 1 Yahsat 1A

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