Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite. It was launched on 14 November 2007 by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Skynet 5B. It was built by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus-3000B3 satellite bus.[1] It is operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel.
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Star One |
COSPAR ID | 2007-056A |
SATCAT no. | 32293 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Spacebus-3000B3 |
Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 4,100 kilograms (9,000 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,754 kilograms (3,867 lb) |
Dimensions | 5.3 x 3.3 x 2.5 m |
Power | 10,5 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 14 November 2007, 22:06 | UTC
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 65° west |
Semi-major axis | 42,241.0 kilometers (26,247.3 mi) |
Perigee altitude | 35,860.5 kilometers (22,282.7 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,879.7 kilometers (22,294.6 mi) |
Period | 1,440.0 minutes |
Transponders | |
Band | 28 IEEE C-band (NATO G/H-band) 16 IEEE Ku band (NATO J-band) 1 IEEE X-band (NATO H/I/J-band) |
It was launched atop an Ariane 5-ECA rocket at 22:06 UTC on November 14, 2007. This launch had previously been delayed from November 9 due to a problem with the rocket, and then from November 12 due to a problem with the launch pad. Star One C1 was built by Thales Alenia Space based on a Spacebus 3000 B3 platform. It has 28 C-band transponders, 14 Ku-band transponders and one X-band transponder, and weighed about 4,100 kilograms (9,000 lb) at launch.[2]