N-STAR c

N-STAR c
Mission typeMobile communications
OperatorSKY Perfect JSAT Group
COSPAR ID2002-035B [1]
SATCAT no.27461
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftN-STAR c
BusGEOStar-2
ManufacturerLockheed Martin / Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch mass1,645 kg (3,627 lb)
Dimensions3.3 m × 1.9 m × 1.5 m (10.8 ft × 6.2 ft × 4.9 ft) (stowed)
Power2.6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date5 July 2002, 23:22:00 UTC[1]
RocketAriane 5G (V153)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceAugust 2002
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[2]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude136° East [3]
Transponders
Band1 C-band
20 S-band[4]
Coverage areaJapan

N-STAR c, is a geostationary communications satellite originally ordered by NTT DoCoMo and later fully acquired by SKY Perfect JSAT Group.[5][6] It was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin, which acted as prime, developed the payload and did the final integration and testing, and Orbital Sciences Corporation, which supplied the satellite bus on the GEOStar-2 platform and procured the launch services.[4] It had a launch weight of approximately 1,645 kg (3,627 lb), and a 15-year design life.[4][7] Its payload is composed of 1 C-band, and 20 S-band transponders and its stationed in the 136° East longitude.[8][9]

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