Brasilsat B1
Brasilsat B1 | |
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Start date | August 10, 1994, 23:05 UTC |
Launcher | Ariane 44LP V66 |
Launch site | ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center |
COSPAR-ID : | 1994-049A |
Takeoff mass | 1760 kg |
Mass in orbit | 1052 kg |
Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications (today: Boeing Satellite Systems ) |
model | HS-376W |
lifespan | 12 years |
Stabilization | Spin |
operator | Embratel , Star One |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 28 C-band |
Transponder performance | 24 × 13 W , 4 × 15.5W |
Bandwidth | 27 × 36 MHz , 1 × 22 MHz |
EIRP | 38 dBW |
Others | |
Electrical power | Beginning: 1650 W |
position | |
First position | 70 ° west |
Actual position | 68 ° west |
List of geostationary satellites |
The Brasilsat B1 , which was launched in 1994, is a former broadcast satellite of the Brazilian telecommunications company Embratel . From December 2000 the newly founded subsidiary Star One was responsible for the operation.
reception
Brasilsat B1 could be received in the whole of America except Alaska , as well as the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa . The transmission took place in the C-band . In December 2010, the satellite was placed in cemetery orbit .
See also
Web links
- Gunter's Space Page: Brasilsat B 1, 2, 3, 4 / Star One B 1, 2, 3, 4 (English)
- TBS: Brasilsat B1 (English)
- Star One: Sobre o Satélite Brasilsat B1 (Portuguese)