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    120.07°W / 0; -120.07 Intelsat 603 or IS-603, previously named Intelsat VI F-3, is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1990, it...
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  • 1983-1991, there were five VI-series satellites built: 601, 602, 603, 604, and 605. The Intelsat VI satellite was designed as a spinning satellite as had previous...
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    STS-49 (category Intelsat)
    primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, Intelsat 603, which failed to leave Low Earth orbit two years before,...
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  • operated by Intelsat Corporation. Spaceflight portal McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 August 2016. "Intelsat Satellite...
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    the UTC date. The second launch occurred on 14 March, and carried the Intelsat 603 satellite. The rocket's second stage failed to separate, and the payload...
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    in Independence, similar to one carried on STS-49 for attachment to Intelsat 603 Shuttle Independence and NASA 905 in Independence Plaza at Space Center...
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  • geostationary orbit. (This scenario would play out again in 1992 with Intelsat 603 and Space Shuttle Endeavour.) While F3 was now operational, Leasat F4...
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    1992 demonstrated the difficulty of space work. While its rescue of Intelsat 603 received praise, the astronauts had taken possibly reckless risks in...
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    Endeavour — May 1992 — Mission Specialist — Maiden flight of Endeavour, Intelsat 603 retrieval and relaunch STS-61 Endeavour — December 1993 — Mission Specialist...
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    Endeavour — May 1992 — Mission Specialist — Maiden flight of Endeavour, Intelsat 603 capture and redeployment to a correct orbit, first and only (as of 2019)...
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  • STS-49, which reboosted Intelsat 603 following the failure of its launch on a Commercial Titan III. Unlike with Intelsat 603, however, Orion 3 would have...
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  • (novel), 2009, by Neal Asher Orbus, a French radio network Orbus-21S, the Intelsat 603 satellite's 1990/1992 upper-stage rockets Orbus, a bus operator in the...
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    organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001. It incorporates the principle set forth...
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    Berthing concepts evolved in parallel with CBM development. Seen here is the six-handed contingency "capture" of Intelsat 603 during EVA 3 of STS-49 in 1992....
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  • C/Ku-band satellite 20.0°W Intelsat-603 Intelsat 14 March 1990, Commercial Titan III Inclined orbit 18.0°W Intelsat-901 Intelsat 9 June 2001, Ariane 44L...
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  • / 0; -179.36 Intelsat 602, also known as IS-602 and previously named Intelsat VI F-2, is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in...
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  • Intelsat 601, previously named Intelsat VI F-1, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat, and later Europe*Star. Launched in 1991, it was the...
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    then" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Kallender, Mark. "STS-49, The Rescue Of Intelsat-VI 603". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 28 February...
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    Marietta Intelsat 603 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial launch failure Due to non-separation of second stage Intelsat 603 was released...
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  • 55°W / 0°N 55°W / 0; -55 Intelsat 604, previously named Intelsat VI F-4, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1990, it was...
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  • Intelsat 605, previously named Intelsat VI F-5, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1991, it was the fourth of five Intelsat...
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  • Titan III CT-2 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GTO Actual: LEO Partial failure Intelsat 603 Second stage failed to separate from kick motor, upper stage jettison...
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    circuits, and very fast-rise time pulse generator circuits. In 1977, the Intelsat V satellite receiver used a microstrip tunnel diode amplifier (TDA) front-end...
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  • Galaxy 33 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 133° West longitude, serving the North American market. It was built by Northrop Grumman...
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  • satellite owned by Intelsat. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its SSL 1300 satellite bus. Galaxy 26 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 6 and...
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  • Galaxy 27 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. It was at first located at 129° West longitude, serving most of the North America market. It...
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  • Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25...
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  • Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat to be located at 91° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 17 was intended...
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  • active on the C and Ku bands, with 24 transponders for each. Owned by Intelsat, some of the satellite's users include DirecTV's Brazil and Latin America...
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  • 2014". "Viasat Annual Report 2010". "Intelsat Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019". "Intelsat Annual Report on Form 20-F for the...
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