Intelsat 705 (also known as IS-705 and Intelsat 7-F5) is a geostationary

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that was built by

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(SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 29.5 degrees west longitude and it is currently in an

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. The same is owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years. The satellite was successfully launched into space on March 22, 1995, at 06:18, using an Atlas IIAS vehicle from the

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. It had a launch mass of 3,695 kg. The Intelsat 705 is equipped with 26 transponders in C band and 10 in Ku band to provide broadcasting, business-to-home services,

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, VSATnetworks.

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