Superbird 7
| Superbird 7 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 14, 2008 10:44 PM CEST |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | ELA-3 , Guyana Space Center |
| Takeoff mass | 4820 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 2018 kg |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| model | DS 2000 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| operator | Space Communications Corporation |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 28 Ku band |
| Bandwidth | 20 × 27 MHz 8 × 36 MHz |
| position | |
| First position | 2 ° west |
| Actual position | 144 ° West |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Superbird 7 , is the seventh communications satellite from Space Communications Corporation , part of the Japanese SKY Perfect JSAT Group .
Superbird 7 was launched on August 14, 2008 together with the AMC 21 television satellite with an Ariane 5 rocket from the Center Spatial Guyanais spaceport in Kourou . It is intended to replace the eleven-year-old Superbird C satellite and was renamed Superbird C2 after its launch . The satellite was built by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation on the basis of their DS2000 satellite bus. According to the operator, it is the first satellite to be built simultaneously in Japan and operated by a Japanese company. Its aim is to deliver broadband internet and HDTV to consumers in Japan , East Asia and the Pacific region.
Web links
- Mitsubishi Electric: Technical Data and Footprints (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: Superbird 7 (English)
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- ↑ Raumfahrer.net: Start message
- ↑ Comspacewatch: Press Release ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Superbird News Release
- ↑ n2yo: Superbird 7 (English)