Satellite description

INTELSAT 10 (PAS 10), 26766 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 15 May 2001 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

26766, 2001-019A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

PAN (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-601HP, R-4D-11-300

Mass

3,772 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2001-05-15 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 26 m

Radar Cross Section

31.072 m², Large (>1 m²)