Sky Brasil 1
| SKY Brazil 1 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 14, 2017 at 21:39 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 VA235 |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-007B |
| Takeoff mass | ~ 6,000 kg |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 2.9 x 2.3 m |
| Span in orbit | 45 m |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defense and Space |
| Satellite bus | Eurostar E3000 |
| lifespan | 19 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | Airbus Defense and Space |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 60 Ku-band and 21 Ka-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 16 kW (EOL) |
| position | |
| First position | 43.1 ° West |
| drive | 14 10-Newton S10-21 engines, one liquid rocket engine and four SPT-100 plasma engines |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
SKY Brasil 1 (SKYB-1) is a commercial communications satellite owned by Sky Brasil, a subsidiary of AT & T / DirecTV .
It was put into geostationary orbit on February 14, 2017 at 21:39 UTC with an Ariane 5 launcher from the Center Spatial Guyanais rocket launch site (together with Telkom 3S ) . Almost 40 minutes after take-off, the ECA upper stage of Ariane 5 deployed the satellite.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 60 Ku-band and 21 Ka-band transponders and is intended to provide television mainly to Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Columbia and Brazil from position 43.1 ° West. The Ka-band transponders are to be sent to the Arab satellite operator YahSat. It was based on the satellite bus of Euro E3000 Airbus Defense and Space built and has a design life exceeding 19 years. Telecommunications company Intelsat owns a minority stake in the satellite, which is marketed under the name Intelsat 32e to provide Internet services for air and sea traffic in the Atlantic and Caribbean regions.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Arianespace: Launchkit , accessed March 25, 2017
- ↑ Source: Airbus-built SKY Brasil-1 satellite successfully launched by Ariane 5
- ↑ a b c d Spaceflight101: Ariane 5 thunders into the Sunset with Communications Satellites for Brazil & Indonesia - Spaceflight101 , accessed on March 25, 2017
- ↑ NASASpaceFlight.com: Ariane 5 launches SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S satellites | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed March 25, 2017
- ↑ Ariane 5 puts SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S into orbit: Ariane 5 puts SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S into orbit , accessed on March 25, 2017