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Hispasat 1C
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorHispasat
COSPAR ID2000-007A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26071Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
BusSpacebus-3000B2
ManufacturerAlcatel Space
Launch mass3,113 kilograms (6,863 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date3 February 2000 (2000-02-03)
RocketAtlas IIAS
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-36B
ContractorILS
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude30° West

Hispasat 1C is a Spanish communications satellite which is operated by Hispasat. It was constructed by Alcatel Space and is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 satellite bus. Launch occurred on 3 February 2000, at 23:30. The launch was contracted by ILS, and used an Atlas IIAS carrier rocket flying from SLC-36B at Cape Canaveral.

It has a mass of 3,113 kilograms (6,863 lb), and an expected service life of 15 years.

Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in geostationary orbit at 30° West, from where it provides communications services to Europe and the Americas. It is expected to remain in service until at least 2015.

References

  • Krebs, Gunter. "Hispasat 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  • "Hispasat 1C". Lyngsat. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  • McDowell, Jonathan (2000-02-10). "Issue 420". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  • "Hispasat 1C". The Satellite Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-05-01.