BRIsat

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BRIsat
Start date June 18, 2016 at 9:38 pm
Launcher Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site Center Spatial Guyanais
Takeoff mass 3540 kg
Dimensions 5.6 × 3.5 × 3.1 m
Manufacturer Space Systems Loral
Satellite bus SSL 1300
lifespan 15 years
Stabilization Three-axis stabilization
operator Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)
Playback information
Transponder 9 Ku-band and 36 C-band transponders
Bandwidth 72 MHz (Ku band), 36 MHz (C band)
Others
Electrical power 9.5 kW (EOL)
position
First position 150.5 ° East
List of geostationary satellites

BRIsat is a commercial communications satellite owned by the Indonesian bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI).

He was born on June 18, 2016 at 21:38 UTC with an Ariane-5 - rocket from the rocket launch site Guiana Space Center (along with 18 EchoStar ) into a geostationary brought polar / orbit. On this mission, the Ariane 5 carried a record weight, with the two satellites and the payload adapter weighing 10,730 kilograms together. The weight of the two spacecraft alone was 9,840 kilograms.

The three-axis stabilized satellite is 9 Ku band - and 36 C-band - transponders equipped and will supply from the position 150.5 degrees East, Indonesia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia with secured telecommunications services to banks. It was built on the basis of the SSL 1300 satellite bus from Space Systems Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Spaceflight101: BRISat - Ariane 5 VA230 | Spaceflight101 , accessed June 26, 2016
  2. a b arianespace.com: Launchkit , accessed June 26, 2016
  3. SpaceFlight Insider: Ariane 5 launches Echostar 18 and BRIsat satellites into orbit , accessed June 26, 2016
  4. der-orion.com: Ariane 5 - 72 successful times without interruption , accessed on June 26, 2016