Hispasat 30W-6

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Hispasat 30W-6
Start date March 6, 2018, 05:33 UTC
Launcher Falcon 9
Launch site CC SLC-40
COSPAR-ID : 2018-023A
Takeoff mass 6092 kg
Manufacturer Space Systems / Loral (SS / L)
Satellite bus SSL-1300
lifespan 15 years
operator Hispasat
Playback information
Transponder 40 Ku-band, 7 Ka-band spot beams, 10 C-band
Others
Electrical power 11.5 kW (10.5 kW for payload)
position
Actual position 30 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Hispasat 30W-6 is a commercial communications satellite owned by Hispasat .

It was placed into geostationary orbit on March 6, 2018 at 05:33 UTC by a Falcon 9 launcher from the Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 40 rocket launch site.

The satellite is equipped with 40 Ku-band , 10 C-band and 7 Ka-band spot beams and is supposed to provide TV reception from the position 30 ° West from Europe , North Africa , North America and South America . 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. ^ A b William Graham: SpaceX conducts 50th Falcon 9 launch with heavy Hispasat deployment. NASASpaceFlight, March 6, 2017, accessed March 6, 2017 .