Rascom QAF 1R
| Rascom QAF 1R | |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 4, 2010, 20:59 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA V196 |
| Launch site | CSG |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2010-037B |
| Takeoff mass | 3050 kg |
| Dimensions | 2.3 m × 1.8 m × 3.7 m |
| Span in orbit | 31.8 m |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Satellite bus | Spacebus 4000B3 |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned) |
| operator | RascomStar QAF |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | twelve Ku-band and eight C-band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 6.6 watts after 15 years |
| Power storage | Lithium-ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 2.85 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Rascom-QAF 1R is a commercial communications satellite owned by RascomStar-QAF , a Mauritius- based company of the Regional African Satellite Communication Organization (RASCOM). It is the company's second satellite after RASCOM-QAF 1 .
The satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space , was brought into a geostationary transfer orbit together with Nilesat 201 on August 4, 2010 at 20:59 UTC by an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from the Center Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana . If everything went as planned, the satellite would be deployed 32 minutes and 43 seconds after launch and then move into geostationary orbit under its own power .
Rascom-QAF 1R provides telecommunications services, television broadcasting and Internet to large parts of Africa and some parts of Europe and the Middle East. The satellite is based on the satellite bus Spacebus 4000B3 of EADS Astrium and has twelve Ku-band - and eight C-band - transponder . Its takeoff weight was around 3000 kg. The satellite was stationed at 2.85 ° East and has an expected lifespan of around 15 years. In the year it was launched, it replaced RASCOM-QAF 1 , which was only able to work for about two years due to a fault in the drive system.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anatoly Zak: Space Exploration in 2010 , accessed October 4, 2019.
- ^ Satellite Launches for Africa and the Middle East. (PDF) Arianespace, 2010, accessed on May 7, 2014 .
- ^ Satellite launches for Africa and the Middle East. (PDF; 612 kB) Arianespace, August 2010, accessed on July 23, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Thomas Weyrauch: RASCOM-QAF1 in cemetery orbit. raumfahrer.net, October 28, 2010, accessed May 7, 2014 .
- ^ Gunter Krebs: RASCOM-QAF 1, 1R. Gunter's Space Page, April 13, 2014, accessed May 7, 2014 .