Skym-1 – Orbital SKYM-1 User Manual
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SKYM-1
Orbital Sciences Corporation
45101 Warp Drive
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Dulles, Virginia 20166
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www.orbital.com
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Mission Partners
DIRECTV
One of the world's leading providers of digital television
entertainment services delivering a premium video experience
through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming,
and industry leading customer service to more than 32 million
customers in the U.S. and Latin America.
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Design, integration and test of the SKYM-1 satellite
Arianespace
Launch provider
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass:
3,000 kg (6,614 lb.)
Solar Arrays:
Two four-panel solar array wings, UTJ
Gallium Arsenide cells
Stabilization:
3-axis stabilized; zero momentum system
Propulsion:
Liquid bi-propellant transfer orbit system;
monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Batteries:
Two 4P9S capacity Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life:
15 years
Orbit:
78.8
°
West Longitude
Payload
Ku-band
Repeater:
24 active transponders
Antenna:
2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reflectors
R-band
Repeater:
2 active transponders
Antenna:
2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reflectors
Launch
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5
Site:
Kourou, French Guiana
Date: 2015