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The GEOStar-1 is a communications satellite spacecraft model made by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems in the late 1990s for telecommunications in geosynchronous orbit.[1] The GEOStar-1 satellite bus is designed for a 15-year mission and was compatible with the Ariane 4, Ariane 5, Delta II, Proton (rocket family), and Long March (rocket family).

Satellite Orders

Satellite Country Operator Type Coverage Launch date (GMT) Rocket Changes Status
BSAT-2a Japan BSAT Corp Television broadcasting 4 Ku-band 8 March 2001 Ariane 5G Retired
BSAT-2b Japan BSAT Corp Television broadcasting 4 Ku-band 12 July 2001 Ariane 5G Partial launch failure
BSAT-2c Japan BSAT Corp Television broadcasting 4 Ku-band 11 June 2003 Ariane 5G Retired
IndoStar-1 Indonesia Media Citra Indovision Television broadcasting 5 S-band 12 November 1997 Ariane 44L Retired

References

  1. ^ "OSC: StarBus → Star-1". 27 August 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020.