Star one c3 – Orbital Star One C3 User Manual
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Coverage Contour Maps
C-band Coverage
Star One C3
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass:
<3,200 kg (<7,055 lb.)
Solar Arrays:
Four panels per array, 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 >4840 W-Hr capacity Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life:
≥15 years
Hybrid Payload
C-band
Repeater:
28 active transponders with two 16-for-14
TWTA interconnected rings
TWTA Power:
48 W RF
Antenna:
2.3 m dual grid deployable reflector
Ku-band
Repeater:
16 active transponders with two 10-for-8
TWTA rings
TWTA Power:
140 W RF
Antenna:
2.3 m dual grid deployable reflector;
1.4 m deck-mounted
Launch
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5
Site:
Kourou, French Guiana
Date:
November 10, 2012
Mission Partners
Star One
An Embratel Company, Star One is Brazil's leading satellite
communications service provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor
Arianespace
Launch provider
Ku-band Andean Coverage
Ku-band Brazilian Coverage