Star One D1
Star One D1 | |
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Start date | December 21, 2016 at 20:30 UTC |
Launcher | Ariane 5 |
Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
COSPAR-ID : | 2016-082B |
Takeoff mass | 6433 kg |
Dimensions | 5.10 x 2.20 x 2.35 m |
Manufacturer | Space Systems Loral |
Satellite bus | SSL 1300 |
lifespan | 15 years |
Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
operator | Embratel Star One |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 28 C-, 24 Ku-, and 18 Ka-band transponders |
Bandwidth | 28 × 36 MHz C-band, 24 × 36 MHz in Ku-band and equivalent to 300 × 36 MHz in Ka-band |
Others | |
Electrical power | 17.1 kW (end of life) |
position | |
First position | 84 ° West |
List of geostationary satellites |
Star One D1 is a commercial communications satellite owned by the Brazilian Embratel Star One .
He was born on December 21, 2016 at 20:30 UTC with an Ariane-5 - rocket from the rocket launch site Guiana Space Center (along with JCSAT-15 ) into a geostationary brought orbit.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 70 Ka-, C- and Ku-band transponders and is supposed to provide telecommunications services and the Internet from Brazil, Mexico, Latin America (West), Central America and the Caribbean from a position of 84 ° West. It supplements the Brasilsat B4 in the C-band, offers new capacities in the Ku-band for Latin America and Ka-band for Brazil. It was built on the basis of the SSL 1300 satellite bus from Space Systems Loral and has a planned service life of more than 15 years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ skyrocket.de: Star One D1 - Gunter's Space Page , accessed on December 26, 2016
- ↑ a b arianespace.com: Liftoff of Arianespace's Ariane 5 with Star One D1 and JCSAT-15 - Arianespace , accessed December 26, 2016
- ↑ Spaceflight101: Star One D1 - Ariane 5 VA234 , accessed December 26, 2016