Alcomsat-1
| Alcomsat-1 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | December 10, 2017, 16:41 UTC |
| Launcher | Long March 3 B |
| Launch site | Xichang Cosmodrome , LC-2 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-078A |
| Takeoff mass | 5,200 kg |
| Manufacturer | Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Satellite bus | DFH-4 |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned) |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | ASAL |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 19 Ku-band , 12 Ka-band and 2 L-band transponders |
| position | |
| First position | 24.8 ° W |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Alcomsat-1 is a commercial communications satellite operated by the Algerian space agency ASAL .
He was born on December 10, 2017 at 16:41 UTC with a Long March-3B - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Xichang Satellite Launch Center in a geostationary brought orbit. It was officially handed over to ASAL on April 1st, 2018.
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 19 Ku-band -, 12 Ka-band - and 2 L-band - transponders equipped and to W from the position 24.8 ° North Africa with Tunisia , North Chad supply and Northern Sudan with telecommunication services and Internet. AlcomSat-1 carries a hybrid communication payload for a dual mission architecture. The civil services are used with Ku-band transponders for television broadcasting and Ka-band for Internet distribution and mobile communication, while the payload capacities operated by the military are in the X-band as well as in the UHF and EHF frequency bands. Two ground stations were built to operate the satellite and as a communications gateway, one in Medea and the second near Ouargla . It was built on the basis of the DFH-4 satellite bus of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST): Manufacturer's website
- ASAL: operator website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c NASASpaceFlight.com: Chinese Long March 3B lofts Alcomsat-1 for Algeria | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed December 16, 2017
- ^ China Great Wall Industries Corporation: Alcomsat-1 Satellite Delivered to Algeria. April 2, 2018, accessed April 4, 2018 .
- ↑ AlComSat 1: SatBeams - Satellite Details - AlComSat 1 , accessed on December 16, 2017
- ↑ Spaceflight101: Chinese Long March 3B Lifts AlcomSat-1 Dual-Purpose Communications Satellite for Algeria - Spaceflight101 , accessed December 16, 2017