Names | Paksat-1 Replacement |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PAKSAT International |
COSPAR ID | 2011-042A |
SATCAT no. | 37779 |
Website | https://paksat.com.pk/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 13 years, 2 months and 30 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Paksat-1R |
Spacecraft type | DongFangHong |
Bus | DFH-4 |
Manufacturer | China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) |
Launch mass | 5,115 kg (11,277 lb) [1] |
Dry mass | 2,100 kg (4,600 lb) |
Dimensions | 2.36 m x 2.10 m x 3.60 m |
Power | 10.5 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 11 August 2011, 16:15:04 UTC[2] |
Rocket | Chang Zheng 3B/E |
Launch site | Xichang, LC-2 |
Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) |
Entered service | October 2011 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 38° East [4] |
Transponders | |
Band | 30 transponders: 12 C-band 18 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Pakistan, South Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, East Africa, Far East |
Paksat-1R (or Paksat-1 Replacement) is a geosynchronous, communications satellite that was manufactured by China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) [5] and operated by the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), an executive space authority of the Government of Pakistan.[6]
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