Intelsat 603 at 80° W

also known as IS-603, Intelsar 6 III, Intelsat 6 3

Open in the satellite database app Channels at 80° W Coverage maps

Intelsat 603 satellite coverage area from 80° W: visibility footprint over Earth — Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 80° W. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status: retired
Orbital position: 80° WChannel line-up at 80° W | Coverage maps
NORAD number: 20523
COSPAR number: 1990-021A
Operator: Intelsat
Manufacturer: Boeing (Hughes)
Model: HS-389
Launch: 14 Mar 1990 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Commercial Titan III
Launch mass: 4215 kg
Dry mass: 1910 kg
Expected lifetime: 13 yrs.
Callsign: S2399
Beacon: 3947.5RHCP, 3948.0RHCP, 3952.0RHCP, 3952.5, 11198LHCP, 11452LHCP
Orbit: GEO

Beam footprints

Intelsat 603 C-band East Hemi Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band East Hemi Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band East Hemi Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band East Hemi Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band Global A Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band Global A Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band Global B Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band Global B Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band North-East Zone Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band North-East Zone Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band North East Zone Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band North East Zone Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band North-West Zone Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band North-West Zone Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band South-East Zone Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band South-East Zone Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band South East Zone beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band South East Zone beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band South-West Zone Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band South-West Zone Beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band South West Zone beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band South West Zone beam (C band)Open in viewer

Intelsat 603 C-band West Hemi Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band West Hemi Beam (C band)Open in viewer

5 more beams for Intelsat 603 are available in the coverage map viewer.

About Intelsat 603

38 C-band and 10 Ku-band transponders. Broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks. The second stage of the booster failed to separate from the satellite and its perigee motor so that it stayed in low (nonoperational) Earth orbit until the Space Shuttle Endeavour re-boosted it to the right orbit in May 1992. Planned for relocation to 81W orbital location under Argentinian license (as of May 1 2013).