Intelsat 26

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Intelsat 26
Start date February 17, 1997, 01:42 UTC
Launcher Atlas IIAS
Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-36B
COSPAR-ID : 1997-007A
Takeoff mass 3105 kg
Mass in orbit 1841 kg
Dimensions 4.9 × 2.8 × 3.8 m
Span in orbit 26.2 m ( solar panels ),
7.5 m ( antennas )
Manufacturer Hughes Aircraft
model HS-601
Satellite bus Hughes 601
lifespan 12 years (planned)
operator Intelsat
Playback information
Transponder 12 in the C band ,
28 in the Ku band
Others
Electrical power 5,000 W
position
First position 124.0 ° East
Actual position 66.0 ° East
List of geostationary satellites

Intelsat 26 (formerly JCSat-4 or JCSat-R ) is a commercial communications satellite operated by the satellite operator Intelsat .

construction

The former satellite JCSAT-4 was based on the Hughes-601 - satellite bus of the Hughes Aircraft built. It had an expected lifespan of around 12 years, but this has already been exceeded. The satellite accommodates a total of 40 transponders , 12 of them in the C-band and 28 in the Ku-band . It is powered by two solar panels and batteries.

history

With a view to growing its communications business, Tokyo- based JSAT Corporation signed a contract in December 1995 to build another Hughes HS-601 satellite , following JCSat-3 in October 1993. The satellite, like its predecessor, was developed to route television broadcasts over the Ku band to East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and India; and via C-Band to East and South Asia and Hawaii. JCSat-4 was improved in terms of performance and capacity.

Mission history

JCSAT-4 was on 17 February 1997 on an Atlas II - launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral in Florida into space. After reaching geostationary orbit , the satellite was initially stationed at 124 ° East and inexplicably got the name JCSat-R . In 2009, Intelsat bought the satellite, named it Intelsat 26, and stationed it at 66 ° West.

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