Intelsat DLA 1

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Intelsat 30 / DLA-1
Start date October 16, 2014 at 9:43 pm
Launcher Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site Center Spatial Guyanais
COSPAR-ID : 2014-062B
Takeoff mass 6320 kg
Empty mass 3412 kg
Dimensions 8.60 x 3.40 x 3.10 m
Span in orbit 32.40 m
Manufacturer Space Systems / Loral
Satellite bus LS-1300
lifespan 15 years
Stabilization three-axis stabilization
operator Intelsat
Playback information
Transponder 72 Ku-band and 10 C-band transponders
Others
Electrical power 20 kW
Power storage four lithium-ion batteries
position
First position 95 ° west
drive 455 N Apogee kick stage and 22 N nozzles, plasma thrusters SPT 100 (0.1 N)
List of geostationary satellites

Intelsat 30 / DLA-1 is a television satellite of the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium ( Intelsat ) based in Luxembourg .

It was on October 16, 2014 21:43 UTC with an Ariane 5 - launcher from the Guiana Space Center along with ARSAT-1 into a geostationary brought orbit.

The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 72 Ku-band - and 10 C-band - transponders and is supposed to supply Latin America with television from the position 95 ° West together with Intelsat's Galaxy 3C . It was built on the basis of the LS-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems / Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. space-airbusds.com: Ariane 5: Data relating to Flight 220 ( memento of March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Airbus Defense & Space, October 2014, accessed December 23, 2014.
  2. a b raumfahrer.net: DLA 1 alias Intelsat 30 flies on Ariane 5 , accessed on October 26, 2014