Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Star One |
COSPAR ID | 2008-018B |
SATCAT no. | 32768 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Spacebus-3000B3 |
Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 4,100 kilograms (9,000 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 18 April 2008, 22:17 | UTC
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Semi-major axis | 42,164.0 kilometers (26,199.5 mi) |
Perigee altitude | 35,782.8 kilometers (22,234.4 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,804.4 kilometers (22,247.8 mi) |
Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
Transponders | |
Band | 28 IEEE C-band (NATO G/H-band) 16 IEEE Ku band (NATO J-band) 1 IEEE X-band (NATO H/I/J-band) |
Coverage area | South America, Mexico and Florida (USA) |
Star One C2 is a Brazilian communications satellite. It was launched on 18 April 2008 22:17 UTC by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Vinasat-1. It was built by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus-3000B3 satellite bus.[1] It is operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel, and Bolivarsat.