Hispasat AG1
Hispasat Advanced Generation 1 (Hispasat AG1), also designated Hispasat 36W-1, is a Spanish communications satellite which is part of the Hispasat fleet. It was successfully launched to GTO on 28 January 2017.[1]
| Mission type | Communications satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hispasat |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 41942 |
| Website | Hispasat 36W-1 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Luxor |
| Manufacturer | OHB System Tesat-Spacecom Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,700 kilograms (3,700 lb) |
| Power | > 6.0 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 01:03:34, January 28, 2017 (UTC) |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2 ST-B |
| Launch site | Kourou ELS |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ka band, Ku band |
| Bandwidth | 144 MHz (Ka) 33 and 36 MHz (Ku) |
| Instruments | |
| Redsat | |
The satellite will serve Spain, Portugal and the Americas.[2]
See also
References
- Clark, Stephen (2017-01-28). "Soyuz rocket supplies sendoff for multi-national telecom payload". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- "SmallGEO". ESA. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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