Mission type | Telecommunicational services |
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Operator | Belintersat |
COSPAR ID | 2016-001A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 41238 |
Website | en |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | DFH-4 |
Manufacturer | |
Launch mass | 5,223 kilograms (11,515 lb) |
Dry mass | 2,086 kilograms (4,599 lb) |
Power | 10,150 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 January 2016 |
Rocket | Long March CZ-3B/E |
Launch site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
Contractor | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geosynchronous |
Longitude | 51.5° E |
Belintersat-1 is a deployed geostationary telecommunications satellite, manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and Thales Alenia Space for the Belarusian government's company Belintersat.
It provides a wide range of telecommunicational services, including satellite TV and radio broadcasting and broadband internet access.[2] It lifted off on a Chinese Long March CZ-3B/E rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) on January 15, 2016, 16:57 GMT.[3]