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Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Embratel |
COSPAR ID | 2021-069A |
SATCAT no. | 49055 |
Website | https://www.embratel.com.br/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 3 years, 3 months and 25 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Star One D2 |
Bus | SSL 1300 |
Manufacturer | Maxar Technologies |
Launch mass | 6,190 kg (13,650 lb) |
Power | 19.3 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 30 July 2021, 21:00:00 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA (VA 254) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Inclination | 70.0° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 54 transponders: 28 C-band 24 Ku-band 1 Ka-band 1 X-band |
Coverage area | Brazil, Central America, Latin America |
Star One D2, is a Brazilian geostationary communications satellite ordered by Embratel and designed and manufactured by Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. It is expected to be stationed on an orbital position at 70.0° West for communications.