Star One C3

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Star One C3
Start date November 10, 2012 , 21:05 UTC
Launcher Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site ELA-3 , Guyana Space Center
COSPAR-ID : 2012-062A
Takeoff mass 3226.6 kg
Dimensions 5.43 x 3.03 x 2.35 m
Span in orbit 23 m
Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space
Satellite bus STAR Bus 2.4E
lifespan 16 years
operator Star One
Playback information
Transponder 28 C-band
16 Ku-band
Transponder performance 48 watts (C-band)
140 watts (Ku-band)
Bandwidth 16 × 72 MHz Ku-band
Others
Electrical power 7 kW
Power storage two lithium-ions with 4840 Wh each
position
First position 75 ° west
Actual position 75 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Star One C3 is a geostationary communications satellite owned by the Brazilian satellite communications company Star One , a subsidiary of Embratel . He will partially take over the tasks of Brasilsat B3 and replace it in its previous position.

history

Star One C3 was put into geostationary orbit on November 10, 2012 at 21:05 UTC together with the Eutelsat 21B satellite with an Ariane 5 ECA and positioned at 75 ° West. He is to take over at this position of the previous Brasilsat B3 and supply Brazil and the Andean region (primarily Colombia , Peru , Bolivia and Ecuador ). For this, it is with 28 active C-band - transponders (two 16-for-14 TWTA interconnected rings), 16 Ku-band transponders (two 10-for-8 TWTA rings) and two lateral antennas of 2,3 m or 1.4 m diameter. It was based on the STAR 2.4e - satellite bus ' of the Orbital Sciences Corporation built and is designed for a service life of 16 years.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Launch kit V210 Ariane 5, EUTELSAT 21B - STAR ONE C3. (PDF; 2.4 MB) Arianespace, November 9, 2012, accessed on July 23, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ Ariane 5 ECA launcher successfully carries satellites Eutelsat 21B and Star One C3 into space
  3. ↑ orbital.com: StarOne_Fact.pdf (application / pdf object; 1.4 MB)