Intelsat 33e
| Intelsat 33e | |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 24, 2016 at 10:17 PM UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| Takeoff mass | 6.6 t |
| Dimensions | 7.9 × 3.8 × 3.2 m |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Systems |
| Satellite bus | BSS-702MP |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | Intelsat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 249 Ku-band and 20 C-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 13 kW |
| Power storage | Lithium ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 60 ° East |
| drive | 490 N Apogee engine, four 22 N and four 10 N engines |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Intelsat 33e is a commercial communications satellite owned by the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium ( Intelsat ) based in Luxembourg .
He was born on August 24, 2016 at 22:17 UTC with a launcher Ariane 5 ECA from the rocket launch site Guiana Space Center along with Intelsat 36 into a geostationary brought orbit. With a total payload of 10,735 kg including the payload adapter, this is the heaviest payload that an Ariane 5 rocket has ever launched into space. Intelsat 33e is the second satellite in the EpicNG series, was ordered in 2013 and is intended to replace the Intelsat 904 , which has reached the end of its life.
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 249 Ku-band - and 20 C-band - transponders equipped and is on the position of 60 degrees East, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia provide telecommunications services. Ku-band spot beams are supposed to provide broadband services for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, while the other Ku-band transponders only cover Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The C-band spot beams cover telecommunications centers with high bandwidth in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia and while the other C-band transponders cover the Sahara region of Africa with data and media services. A Ka-band payload with a bandwidth of 450 MHz is also on board. The satellite was based on the satellite bus BSS 702MP by Boeing system built and has a design life of more than 15 years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c arianespace.com: Launch-kit VA232 , accessed on September 18, 2016
- ↑ Spaceflight 101 : Intelsat 33e - Ariane 5 VA232 , accessed September 18, 2016
- ↑ intelsat.com: Intelsat Coverage Maps , accessed September 18, 2016