Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Star One C3 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Brazil |
Operator/Owner |
Star One (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-75 |
Perigee (km) |
35791 |
Apogee (km) |
35848 |
Eccentricity |
0.000675523530736321 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1437.78 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3225 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1402 |
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
10-11-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2012-062A |
NORAD Number |
38991 |
Comments |
28 C-band, 16 Ku-band, entire South American region. |