Spaceway-3
| Major contractors | Boeing |
|---|---|
| Bus | BSS-702 |
| Launch date | August 14, 2007 |
| Carrier rocket | Ariane 5 |
| Mission duration | 12 years |
| Mass | 6,075 kilograms (13,390 lb) |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 95°W |
| Transponders | |
| Capacity | 10 Gbit/s |
| Bandwidth | 500 MHz |
SPACEWAY-3 is a communications satellite which, as of August 2007, is undergoing on-orbit testing after its successful launch. The third satellite in the SPACEWAY series, it includes a Ka-band communications payload.[1] After testing it will be used by Hughes Network Systems to provide broadband Internet Protocol network service.
[edit] Launch
SPACEWAY-3 was launched August 14, 2007 on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.[2] It lifted off at 23:44 GMT from Ariane Launch Complex 3 of the Guiana Space Centre. Five hours and 46 minutes later, signals from the spacecraft were successfully received at a ground station in Hartebeesthoek, South Africa.[3]
In March 2007, shortly after the failure of a Sea Launch rocket launch in January, Hughes Network Systems switched launch of SPACEWAY-3 from a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket to an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.[4][5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Launch Kit" (PDF). Arianespace. March 14, 2007. http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/kit/SPACEWAY3_BSAT3a_GB.pdf.
- ^ "Arianespace boosts SPACEWAY 3 and BSAT-3a into orbit". Arianespace. http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/releases/presrel07_08_14.html.
- ^ "Boeing-Built Spaceway 3 Satellite Operational after Successful Launch". Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. http://www.boeing.com/ids/news/2007/q3/070815a_nr.html.
- ^ "Hughes Signs Contract with Arianespace to Launch SPACEWAY 3". Hughes. March 1, 2007. http://www.hughes.com/HUGHES/Doc/0/9CBP91UN8SDKN4FT1I7FT0LQ7A/03-01-07_Hughes_Signs_Contract_with_Arianespace_to_Launch_SPACEWAY_3.htm.
- ^ "Hughes Network Systems Awards SPACEWAY 3 Launch Contract to Sea Launch Company". Hughes. December 8, 2005. http://www.hns.com/HUGHES/Doc/0/O2TAOM5J20B4JD6PA9MMR5GS0B/12-08-05_HNS_SPACEWAY_Sea_Launch_award.htm.
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