Names | Intelsat 38 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Azercosmos Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2018-074A |
SATCAT no. | 43632 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Azerspace-2 |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS 1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral[1] |
Launch mass | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) |
Power | 13.7 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 September 2018, 02:38 GMT+4 |
Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 45° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 35 Ku-band transponders |
Coverage area | Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Asia |
Azerspace-2, also known as Intelsat 38, is Azerbaijan's second telecommunications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, California and managed by Azercosmos and Intelsat.[2]