Names | Hispasat 1D |
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Operator | Hispasat |
COSPAR ID | 2002-044A |
SATCAT no. | 27528 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Spacebus-3000B2 |
Manufacturer | Alcatel Space |
Launch mass | 3,250 kg |
Dry mass | 1,345 kg |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 18/09/2002 |
Rocket | Atlas IIAS |
Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR) |
Orbital parameters | |
Semi-major axis | 42,164 km |
Periapsis altitude | 35,773.9 km |
Apoapsis altitude | 35,813.6 km |
Inclination | 2.5° |
Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
The Hispasat 1D, since 2016 called Hispasat 30W-4 is a Spanish communications satellite launched in 2002 operated by Hispasat. Together with the Hispasat 1C it formed a constellation in order to strengthen communication ties between the American continent (particularly South America) and the Iberian Peninsula for both governmental and private uses.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The end of the service life of the constellation was scheduled for 2017 (after more than 15 years in active)[9] however as of 2022 the Hispasat 1D is still active.[10][11][12]