Koreasat 6
| Koreasat 6 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | December 29, 2010, 21:27 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Takeoff mass | 2850 kg |
| Empty mass | 1150 kg |
| Dimensions | 4.3 × 2.3 × 3.2 m |
| Span in orbit | 18 m |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Satellite bus | Star-2 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | three-axis |
| operator | nb |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 30 Ka-Band (30-for-24 FSS TWTAs, 9-for-6 DBS TWTAs) |
| Transponder performance | 130 W RF and 50W RF |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 5.3 kW (EOL) |
| Power storage | two 4.8 kWh lithium-ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 116 ° East |
| drive | Hydrazine engine |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Koreasat 6 is a commercial communications satellite from South Korea .
Koreasat 6 was launched into geostationary orbit aboard an Ariane 5 on December 29, 2010 at 21:27 UTC from the Center Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, along with Hispasat 1E . It was deployed in a geostationary transition orbit 34 minutes and 12 seconds after takeoff.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 30 Ku-band transponders and two 2.3 m parabolic antennas and is to supply the region around South Korea with telecommunications services from the position 116 ° East. To this end, 24 transponders are used for fixed satellite services and six for direct broadcast services . Of the 5.3 kW supplied by the gallium arsenide solar cells, 3.4 kW of the payload are available. The satellite was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the basis of the STAR-2 satellite bus from Thales Alenia Space and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- Orbital: Koreasat 6 Factsheet (English; PDF file; 1.3 MB)
- Koreasat: Operator website (Korean)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arianespace: Ariane 5 performs its sixth dual-payload mission in 2010, delivering HISPASAT 1E and KOREASAT 6 to orbit
- ↑ ArianeSpace: Launch Kit ( Memento from March 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 681 kB)