Orbital SES-8 - Manual (Page 2)

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Indo-China EIRP 95 ° East Longitude
SES-8
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb.)
Solar Arrays: Four panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized
Propulsion: Monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Batteries: Two >4840 W-Hr capacity Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life: 15 years
Orbit: 95 ° East Longitude
Payload
Ku-band
Repeater:
24 active transponders with one group of 18-
for-15; one group of 12-for-9 TWTAs
TWTA Power: 120 W RF
Antenna: Two 2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reflectors; one 1.45 m single shell
deck-mounted
Launch
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Date: December 3, 2013
Mission Partners
SES
A leading global satellite operator providing a broad range of
communications services
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor for the SES program
South Asia EIRP 95 ° East Longitude