N-STAR b

N-STAR b
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorSKY Perfect JSAT Group
COSPAR ID1996-007A [1]
SATCAT no.23781
Mission duration10 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftN-STAR b
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSpace Systems/Loral
Launch mass3,400 kg (7,500 lb) [2]
BOL mass2,050 kg (4,520 lb)
Dry mass1,617 kg (3,565 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date5 February 1996, 07:19:38 UTC[1]
RocketAriane 44P H10-3
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Transponders
Band6 C-band
11 Ka-band
8 Ku-band
1 S-band[3]
Coverage areaJapan

N-STAR b, was a geostationary communications satellite originally ordered by a consortium including NTT DoCoMo and JSAT Corporation, and later fully acquired by JSAT, which was merged into SKY Perfect JSAT Group. It was designed and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral on the SSL 1300 platform.[2] It had a launch weight of 3,400 kg (7,500 lb), and a 10-year design life.[2] Its payload is composed of 6 C-band, 11 Ka-band, 8 Ku-band and 1 S-band transponders.

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