Star One D1

Star One D1
Mission type Communication
Operator Star One
COSPAR ID 2016-082B
SATCAT no. 41904
Mission duration 15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus SSL-1300
Manufacturer SSL
Launch mass 6,340 kilograms (13,980 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 21 December 2016 20:30 UTC
Rocket Ariane V ECA
Launch site Kourou ELA-3
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 84° W
Semi-major axis ~42,137 kilometres (26,183 mi)
Perigee ~35,741 kilometres (22,208 mi)
Apogee ~35,777 kilometres (22,231 mi)
Inclination 0.0775
Period ~1435 minutes
Epoch planned
Transponders
Band 28 IEEE C-band) 16 IEEE
Ku band (NATO J-band)
24 IEEE (NATO H/I/J-band)

Star One D1 is a communications satellite operated by Star One with headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. It was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus, and launched on an Ariane 5 ECA carrier rocket on 21 December 2016.[1]

See also

References

  1. Kreb's, Gunter. Star One D1. Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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