| 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 serving the Americas market.[2] It is owned by Intelsat and located at 43° West longitude.
Hughes Aircraft Corporation constructed the satellite based on the HS-601 satellite bus, having a mass at launch of, which decreased to around when it was operational.
The spacecraft had 20 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. Its two solar panels spanned and generated 4.7 kW of power when the spacecraft first entered service. The power was expected to drop to around 4.3 kW by the end of the vehicle's operational life, i.e., 15 years.[3]
Arianespace launched PAS-3R using an Ariane 4 launch vehicle, flight number V82, in the Ariane 44L H10-3 configuration. The launch occurred on 12 January 1996 at 23:10:00 UTC from ELA-2 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais, at Kourou in French Guiana.[3]
Intelsat 3R was launched in January 1996 and operated by PanAmSat until it merged with Intelsat in 2006. The spacecraft and the rest of PanAmSat's fleet were renamed on 1 February 2007.[3]
Intelsat 3R was removed from geostationary orbit in August 2011 and was placed into graveyard orbit.