Superbird-A1

Superbird-A1
NamesSuperbird-1A
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSpace Systems/Loral
COSPAR ID1992-084A [1]
SATCAT no.22253
Mission duration10 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSuperbird-A1
Spacecraft typeSuperbird
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerFord Aerospace
Launch mass2,780 kg (6,130 lb)
DimensionsStowed: 2.41 m × 2.58 m × 2.20 m (7 ft 11 in × 8 ft 6 in × 7 ft 3 in)
Solar panels extended: 20.3 m (67 ft)
Power4 kW
Start of mission
Launch date1 December 1992, 22:48:00 UTC[2]
RocketAriane-42P H10+
Launch siteCebtre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude158° East
Transponders
Band14 Ku-band
30 Ka-band[4]
Coverage areaJapan

Superbird-A1, also identified as Superbird-1A before launch, was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Ford Aerospace (now Space Systems/Loral) on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. It was originally ordered by Space Communications Corporation (SCC), which later merged into the SKY Perfect JSAT Group.[5] It had a mixed Ku-band and Ka-band payload and operated on the 158° East longitude.[1][6]

It was ordered in 1985 along Superbird-B, Superbird-A1 and Superbird-B1 on the very first order of the SSL 1300 platform.[6][7][8][9]

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