HYLAS 4
HYLAS 4 | |
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Start date | April 5, 2018, 21:34 UTC |
Launcher | Ariane 5 VA242 |
Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
COSPAR-ID : | 2018-033B |
Takeoff mass | 4050 kg |
Dimensions | 5.18 x 3.33 x 3.10 m |
Manufacturer | Orbital ATK |
Satellite bus | GEOStar-3 |
lifespan | 15 years |
Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
operator | Avanti Communications Group |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 70 Ku-band transponders |
Others | |
Electrical power | 8.0 kW (EOL) |
position | |
First position | 33.5 ° West |
List of geostationary satellites |
HYLAS 4 is a commercial communications satellite from the Avanti Communications Group .
He was born on April 5, 2018 at 21:34 UTC with an Ariane-5 - rocket from the rocket launch site Guiana Space Center (along with DSN 1 / Superbird-8 ) into a geostationary brought orbit.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 66 fixed Ka-band and 4 alignable Ka-band transponders and is to provide telecommunications services from 33.5 ° West from Africa and Europe. It was built on the basis of Orbital ATK's GEOStar-3 satellite bus and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- Orbital ATK: manufacturer website
- Avanti Communications Group: Operator website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Arianespace: Ariane Flight VA242 - Arianespace , accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ a b NASASpaceFlight.com: Ariane 5 returns with DSN-1 / Superbird-8 and HYLAS 4 success - NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed on August 8, 2018
- ↑ Spaceflight101: HYLAS 4 - Ariane 5 VA242 | Spaceflight101 , accessed August 8, 2018