Superbird 8
| Superbird 8 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | April 5, 2018, 21:34 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 VA242 |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| Manufacturer | MELCO |
| Satellite bus | DS2000 |
| lifespan | > 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku-band , 6 Ka-band and X-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | unknown |
| position | |
| First position | 162 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Superbird 8 (DSN 1, Superbird-B3) is a communications satellite owned by SKY Perfect JSAT and DSN Corporation .
He was born on April 5, 2018 at 21:34 UTC with an Ariane-5 - rocket from the rocket launch site Guiana Space Center (along with HYLAS 4 ) into a geostationary brought orbit.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is for JSAT with Ku-band - and Ka band - transponders equipped. The satellite is equipped with X-band transponders for DSN Corporation (a subsidiary SKY Perfect JSAT), which has a contract with the Japanese Ministry of Defense . It is supposed to provide telecommunication services from the position 162 ° East from Japan and the surrounding area. It was built on the basis of the DS2000 satellite bus from MELCO - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (project management by NEC Corporation ) and has a planned service life of more than 15 years.
Web links
- JSAT: operator website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Spaceflight101: Superbird 8 / DSN 1 - Ariane 5 VA242 | Spaceflight101 , accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ NASASpaceFlight.com: Ariane 5 returns with DSN-1 / Superbird-8 and HYLAS 4 success - NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed on August 8, 2018