LaoSat 1
| LaoSat-1 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | November 21, 2015 at 4:07 pm |
| Launcher | Long March 3B / G2 |
| Launch site | Xichang |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-066A |
| Takeoff mass | ~ 3.8 t |
| Dimensions | 2.20 x 2.00 x 3.10 m |
| Span in orbit | 18 m |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Satellite bus | DFH-3B |
| lifespan | 12 to 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | NAST |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 8 Ku-band and 14 C-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 5.5 kW |
| position | |
| First position | 128.5 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
LaoSat-1 is a commercial communications satellite that was launched for Laos .
It was brought into orbit with an apogee of 41,800 kilometers and a perigee of 190 kilometers at an orbit inclination to the equator of 18.4 degrees on November 21, 2015 at 16:07 UTC with a Long March 3B / G2 launcher from the Xichang Cosmodrome .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 8 Ku-band - and 14 C-band - transponders and is supposed to supply Laos with telecommunication services / television / internet from the position 128.5 ° East. It was built on the basis of the DFH-3B satellite bus by the Chinese Academy for Space Technology on behalf of the Laos National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST) and has a planned service life of 12 to 15 years. It is the first satellite to use the improved DFH-3B platform. This has a hexagonal shape. The contract to build the satellite was signed on February 25, 2010 between China Great Wall Industry Corporation , China Asia-Pacific Mobile Communications Satellite Company Limited (APMT) and NAST.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b NASASpaceFlight.com: Long March 3B lofts LaoSat-1 , accessed December 5, 2015
- ↑ a b der-orion: LaoSat-1: Communication for Laos from space , accessed on December 5, 2015