| Intelsat 3R | |
| Names List: | PAS-3R PANAMSAT 3R IS-3R Panamsat K4 |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | PanAmSat (1996-2006) Intelsat (2006-2011) |
| Cospar Id: | 1996-002A |
| Satcat: | 23764 |
| Website: | http://www.intelsat.com |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) 15 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft Type: | Boeimg 601 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | HS-601 |
| Manufacturer: | Hughes |
| Power: | 4.3 kW |
| Launch Date: | 12 January 1996, 23:10:00 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Ariane 44L H10-3 (V82) |
| Launch Site: | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
| Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
| Entered Service: | March 1996 |
| Disposal Type: | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | August 2011 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 43° West (1996-2010) 81° West (2010-2011) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 40 transponders: 20 C-band 20 Ku-band |
| Trans Coverage: | Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Africa |
| Programme: | PanAmSat constellation |
| Previous Mission: | PAS-4 |
| Next Mission: | PAS-5 |
Intelsat 3R (formerly PAS-3R) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 43° West longitude, serving the Americas market.[2]
PAS-3R 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 and 20 Ku-band transponders. Its two 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.[3]
Arianespace launched PAS-3R, using an Ariane 4 launch vehicle, flight number V82, in the Ariane 44L H10-3 configuration. The launch took place from ELA-2 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais, at Kourou in French Guiana, on 12 January 1996, at 23:10:00 UTC.[3]
Intelsat 3R, formerly PAS-3R, launched in January 1996, the satellite was operated by PanAmSat until it merged with Intelsat in 2006. The spacecraft was renamed, along with the rest of PanAmSat's fleet, on 1 February 2007.[3]
Intelsat 3R was removed from geostationary orbit in August 2011, being placed into graveyard orbit.