Hispasat AG1
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Mission type | Communications satellite |
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Operator | Hispasat |
COSPAR ID | 2017-006A |
SATCAT no. | 41942 |
Website | Hispasat 36W-1 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Luxor |
Manufacturer | OHB System Tesat-Spacecom Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,700 kilograms (3,700 lb) |
Power | > 6.0 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 01:03:34, January 28, 2017 (UTC) |
Rocket | Soyuz-2 ST-B |
Launch site | Kourou ELS |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Transponders | |
Band | Ka band, Ku band |
Bandwidth | 144 MHz (Ka) 33 and 36 MHz (Ku) |
Instruments | |
Redsat | |
Hispasat Advanced Generation 1 (Hispasat AG1), also designated Hispasat 36W-1, is a Spanish communications satellite which is part of the Hispasat fleet. It was successfully launched to GTO on 28 January 2017.[1]
The satellite will serve Spain, Portugal and the Americas.[2]
References
- ^ Clark, Stephen (2017-01-28). "Soyuz rocket supplies sendoff for multi-national telecom payload". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "SmallGEO". ESA. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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