Brasilsat B3

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Brasilsat B3

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Star One
COSPAR ID	1998-006A
SATCAT no.	25152
Mission duration	12 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	HS-376W
Manufacturer	Hughes Aircraft
Launch mass	1,757 kilograms (3,874 lb)
BOL mass	1,052 kilograms (2,319 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	04 February 1998, 23:29 (1998-02-04UTC23:29Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane-44LP H10-3
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	92° west
Semi-major axis	42,125.0 kilometers (26,175.3 mi)
Perigee altitude	35,752.6 kilometers (22,215.6 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,755.9 kilometers (22,217.7 mi)
Inclination	3.7°
Period	1,434.1 minutes
Transponders
Band	28 IEEE C-band

Brasilsat B3 is a Brazilian communications satellite. It was launched on 4 February 1998 by an Ariane 44LP carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Inmarsat-3 F5. It was built by Hughes Aircraft, based on the HS-376 satellite bus. It operates by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel.^[1]