Eutelsat 65 West A.

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Eutelsat 65 West A.
Start date March 8, 2016 at 5:20 UTC
Launcher Ariane 5 VA229
Launch site Center Spatial Guyanais, ELA 3
COSPAR-ID : 2016-014A
Takeoff mass 6,615 kg
Dimensions 7.9 × 3.2 × 3.6 m
Span in orbit 26 m
Manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Satellite bus SSL 1300
lifespan 15 years
Stabilization Three-axis stabilization
operator Eutelsat
Playback information
Transponder 24 Ku-band , 24 Ka-band and 15 C-band transponders
Bandwidth 54 MHz C-band, 36 MHz Ku-band
Others
Electrical power 16.7 kW (EOL)
position
First position 65 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 65 West A is a commercial communications satellite owned by the French company Eutelsat , based in Paris .

He was born on March 8, 2016 at 5:20 UTC with a 5 Ariane - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Guiana Space Center in a geostationary brought orbit. In addition to transporting the satellite, the rocket, more precisely its upper stage, had an additional task to carry out a flight demonstration called DEMOFLIGHT. As part of this, the ESC-A upper stage carried out a series of maneuvers with a 62.7 kilonewton HM7b main engine. Its start was scheduled for flight minute 43. A first DEMOFLIGHT mission was carried out as part of the Ariane 5 mission VA223.

The three-axis stabilized satellite with 24 Ku-band - and 10 C-band - transponders equipped and 24 Ka-band spot beams and will supply 65 ° West of Brazil and Latin America with television and the Internet on the position. 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. ↑ arianespace.com: Launch Kit VA229 , accessed on 9 March 2016th
  2. ↑ a b raumfahrer.net: Ariane 5 brings Eutelsat 65 West A into space , accessed on March 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Spaceflight 101: Ariane 5 launches in the Dead of Night with High-Capacity Communications Satellite - Ariane 5 VA229 , accessed on March 9, 2016