ABS-7

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ABS-7
Mission type Communications
Operator ABS
COSPAR ID 1999-046A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 25894
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus A2100A
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass2,800 kg (6,200 lb)
Dry mass1,307 kg (2,881 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date4 September 1999
Rocket Ariane 42P
Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geostationary orbit
Transponders
Band30 Ku-band
3 Ka-band
 

ABS-7 was a geostationary communication satellite operated by ABS (formerly known as Asia Broadcast Satellite) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform. [1] It featured 30 Ku-band and 3 Ka-band transponders to serve Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Pakistan operating from 116.1EL. [2]

In May 2010, the satellite was sold to ABS and renamed into ABS-7. [3] Its original name was Koreasat 3. The satellite was de-orbited from the geostationary arc and retired on February 16, 2022.

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