Re: Biggest geosat .. which one?

From: Ed Cannon (ecannon@mail.utexas.edu)
Date: Sun Jun 24 2001 - 13:19:35 PDT

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    Anthony wrote:
    
    >which of the 800 or so geosats is the biggest in size and, if 
    >possible, an approximation of its physical measurements.
    
    When it was launched, the Galaxy 11 satellite (an "HS 702") was 
    said to be the largest commercial communications satellite 
    launched:
    
     http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0004/08galaxy11service/
     http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/galaxy_launch_991221.html
    
    HS 702 deployed length (solar panel span I presume) said to be 
    40.9 meters:
    
     http://www.friends-partners.org/mwade/craft/hs702.htm
    
    I wonder if Milstars (4500 kg) might rival HS 702 in size, 
    although Encyclopedia Astronautica says only 12 meters (but is 
    that the satellite's body or the solar panel span?):
    
     http://www.spacecom.af.mil/hqafspc/library/facts/milstar.htm
     http://www.friends-partners.org/mwade/craft/milstar.htm
    
    Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA
    
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