Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Embratel (1985-1995) PanAmSat (1995-2002) |
COSPAR ID | 1985-015B |
SATCAT no. | 15561 |
Mission duration | 8 years (planned) 11 years (completed)[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | HS-376 |
Manufacturer | Spar Aerospace / Hughes |
Launch mass | 1,195 kilograms (2,635 lb) |
Dry mass | 671 kilograms (1,479 lb) |
Power | 982 W |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 08 February 1985 | , 23:22 UTC
Rocket | Ariane 3 |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-1 |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | March 1, 2002 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 65° W |
Semi-major axis | 42,180.5 kilometres (26,209.7 mi) |
Eccentricity | 0.00072 |
Perigee altitude | 35,779 kilometres (22,232 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,840 kilometres (22,270 mi) |
Inclination | 0.1° |
Period | 1,437.3 minutes |
Epoch | 08 February 1985[2] |
Transponders | |
Band | 24 IEEE C-band (NATO G/H-band) |
Brasilsat A1 was a Brazilian communications satellite which was operated by Embratel. It was constructed by the Spar Aerospace, and is based on the HS-376 satellite bus. The Brasilsat A1 was off duty in March 2002 and was transferred to the graveyard orbit.