Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Brazilsat B-4 (Brasilsat B-4) |
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) |
-84.03 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35800 |
Eccentricity |
0.000332099819717241 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2495 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1,050 (BOL) |
Power (watts) |
1,800 (BOL) |
Date of Launch |
17-08-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 44LP |
COSPAR Number |
2000-046A |
NORAD Number |
26469 |
Comments |
28 C-band; voice and video communications to all of South America. |