Names | Hispasat 84W-2 H84W-2 [1] |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Embratel |
COSPAR ID | 2016-082B |
SATCAT no. | 41904 |
Website | https://www.embratel.com.br/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years, 11 months and 3 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Star One D1 |
Bus | SSL 1300E |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 6,443 kg (14,204 lb) |
Power | 16 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 December 2016, 20:30 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 84° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 70 transponders: 28 C-band 24 Ku-band 18 Ka-band |
Coverage area | Brazil, Latin America |
Star One D1 is a communications satellite operated by Embratel Star One with headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. The satellite was successfully launched into space on 21 December 2016 at 20:30 UTC with an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana, together with the JCSAT-15. It had a launch mass of 6,340 kg (13,980 lb).[2]
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