PAS-3
PAS-3, was a communications satellite for PanAmSat. Launched in December 1994.
PAS-3 was constructed by Hughes Aircraft Corporation, based on the HS-601 satellite bus. It had a mass at launch of, which decreased to around by the time it was operational. Designed for an operational life of 15 years, the spacecraft was equipped with 20 C [band (IEEE)|C-band] and 20 Ku-band transponders. Its two Solar [panels on spacecraft|solar panels], which had a span of generated 4.7 kW of power when the spacecraft first entered service, which was expected to drop to around 4.3 kW by the end of the vehicle's operational life.
Launch
launched PAS-3, using an Ariane 4 launch vehicle, flight number V70, in the Ariane 42P H10-3 configuration. The launch took place from ELA-2 at the Guiana [Space Centre|Centre Spatial Guyanais], at Kourou in French Guiana, at 23:05:32 UTC on 8 July 1994. Failed to orbit.