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Intelsat 709

Intelsat 709

Geostationary communications satellite

Intelsat 709 (also known as IS-709 and Intelsat 7-F9) is a geostationary Communications satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 47.5° west longitude. The satellite is owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[4]

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The Intelsat 709 is equipped with 26 transponders in C-band and 10 in Ku-band to provide broadcasting, business-to-home services, telecommunications, VSAT networks.

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References

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    "Display: Intelsat 709 1996-035A". NASA (Goddard). Retrieved 28 April 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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    "INTELSAT 709". N2YO.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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    Gunter, Krebs. "Intelsat-7 (701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 709) / NSS 703". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 April 2017.


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