Thor 3
| Thor 3 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | June 10, 1998 |
| Launcher | Delta II 7925-9.5 D-258 |
| Launch site | LC-17 , Cape Canaveral , Florida |
| Mass in orbit | initially 647 kg |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications |
| Stabilization | Spin |
| operator | Telenor |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 14 Ku band |
| Transponder performance | 47 W. |
| Bandwidth | 14 × 33 MHz |
| EIRP | 50 dBW |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | End: 1400 W |
| position | |
| Actual position | Cemetery orbit |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Thor 3 is a former television satellite of the Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor . Originally it was mainly used to transmit Scandinavian-language programs to 0.8 ° West.
The satellite was launched in 1998 and was designed to operate for at least 12 years. Even after this time it was still used at 4.3 ° West, where it transmitted data for the Middle East . The transmission took place in the Ku band.
Web links
- History and technical data of Thor 2 and 3 ( memento from October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on the Boeing website (English)
- Thor 3 at LyngSat (English)
- Reception Thor 3 (Czech)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Space-Track.org, accessed on 19 April 2020th