Azerspace / Africasat-1a
| Azerspace / Africasat-1a | |
|---|---|
 Postage stamp from Azerbaijan, 2013 |
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| Start date | February 7, 2013, 21:36 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA VA-212 |
| Launch site | CSG , ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2013-006B |
| Mass in orbit | 3275 kg |
| Manufacturer | Orbital ATK |
| model | STAR-2 |
| Satellite bus | GeoStar |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned) |
| Stabilization | three-axis |
| operator | Azercosmos |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 36 (C-band and Ku-band) |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 5000 W |
| position | |
| First position | 46 ° East |
| drive | Hydrazine thrusters |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Azerspace (also AzerSat-1 ( Azerbaijani AzərSat-1 ) or Africasat-1a ) is the first Azerbaijani satellite. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation , it was launched on February 7, 2013 at 21:36 UTC from the launch pad ELA-3 of the Center Spatial Guyanais together with Amazonas 3 from an Ariane 5 ECA . The satellite provides transmission capacity for television, Internet and radio for Europe and large parts of Asia and Africa. The planned service life is 15 years.
construction
The satellite is based on the STAR-2 - satellite bus OSC and is approximately five kilowatts of electrical power for the payload ready. The energy is supplied via solar panels made of UTJ gallium arsenide cells. The energy can be stored in two lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of more than 4840 W / hr. Azerspace is three-axis stabilized. A drive system with two fuels is used as the drive to reach the target orbit. Jet engines powered by hydrazine are used to navigate in orbit .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ariane 5 brings two satellites into space with a record flight. heise online, February 8, 2013, accessed on February 10, 2013 .
Web links
- Orbital: Azerspace / Africasat-1a (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: Azerspace / Africasat-1a (English)