Belintersat 1

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Belintersat 1
Start date January 15, 2016, 16:57 UTC
Launcher Long march 3B
Launch site Xichang Satellite Launch Center
COSPAR-ID : 2016-001A
Takeoff mass 5,223 kg
Empty mass 2,086 kg
Dimensions 2.4 × 2.1 × 3.6 m
Span in orbit 22 m
Manufacturer CAST
Satellite bus DFH-4
lifespan 15 years
Stabilization Three-axis stabilization
operator Belintersat
Playback information
Transponder 14 Ku-band , 4 Ka-band and 20 C-band transponders
Bandwidth 36 MHz (C and Ku band), 54 MHz (Ka band)
Others
Electrical power 10,150 watts
position
First position 51.5 ° East
List of geostationary satellites

Belintersat 1 (Zhongxing 15, 中 星 15, Chinasat 15) is a commercial communications satellite of the Belarusian Belintersat . Belintersat is the state-owned national communications satellite operator of Belarus, based in Minsk .

He was born on January 15, 2016 at 16:57 UTC (Beijing time: 00:57 on 16 January) with a Long March 3B / G2 - carrier rocket from the platform number 3 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center into a geostationary transfer orbit with a Orbit inclination of 26.4 °, a perigee of about 200 kilometers and an apogee of 41,991 kilometers. It is then brought into its final geostationary position by driving the apogee motor in five phases . There NigComSat from Nigeria will test the satellite in space on behalf of the Chinese China Great Wall Industry Corporation . With this as the main contractor for the satellite, the construction contract was concluded in September 2011.

The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 14 Ku-band -, 4 Ka-band - and 20 C-band - transponders and from the position 51.5 ° East is supposed to be mainly Belarus, but also Asia and Africa with radio and television programs as well Supply Internet. It was built on the basis of the DFH-4 satellite bus of the Chinese Academy for Space Technology (CAST) and has a planned service life of 15 years. The transponder for the satellite was supplied by the Franco-Italian aerospace company Thales Alenia Space .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b raumfahrer.net: China: Belintersat 1 launched for Belarus , accessed on January 24, 2016
  2. nasaspaceflight.com: China opens 2016 campaign with Long March 3B launch of Belintersat-1 | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed January 24, 2016
  3. mfa.gov.by: national_satellite_communication_and_broadcast_system_of_the_republic_of_belarus.pdf National System of Satellite Communication and Broadcast in the Republic of Belarus , accessed on January 24, 2016