Europe*Star 1

Also called Panamsat 12 (PAS 12), IS-12, Intelsat 12

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General

Designation	26590 / 00068A
Launch date	29 Oct 2000
Country of origin	France
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	45°E
Launch vehicle	Ariane V134

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 2000	Jan 2017	45°E
Jan 2017	Jan 2019	45°E, inclined
Mar 2019	Oct 2021	64.2°E, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Oct 2021
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

Ku-band spots

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G/T coverage (dB/K)

Ku-band spots

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Alcatel Space (with SS/L providing the bus, the tests and integration)
Platform	FS-1300
Mass at launch	4167 kg
Dry mass	1717 kg
Dimension	2.7 x 5.5 x 3.5 m (24.7 m width deployed)
Solar array	9.72 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	BOL: 12000 W EOL: 9900 W
Design lifetime	15 years

Payload provided by Alcatel (delivered to SS/L in Oct 1999)

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Ku-band

Main transponders	30
Backup transponders	11
Power	140 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	5 spot beams
EIRP max	Europe: 54.7dBW (8-9 transp.) Middle-East: 53.8 dBW (3-4 transp.) South Africa: 55.1 dBW (6 transp.) India: 54.3 dBW (8 transp.) South East Asia: 55.1 dBW (4 transp.)
G/T max	Europe: +8.1 dB/K Middle-East: +8.8 dB/K South Africa: +9.5 dB/K India: +8.7 dB/K South East Asia: +9.1 dB/K
Polarization	linear H/V
Frequencies	12/14 GHz

The frequency plan is obscur. The frequencies below are used (or usable) on all the beams. One polarity per beam (it is unknown wether it is cross- or co-pol). The opposite polarity will be used on Europe*Star 2.

Interconnexion matrix not provided.

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Frequency chart (GHz)

Uplink	Channel	Downlink
14.018	1	11.468
14.059	2	11.509
14.100	3	11.550
14.141	4	11.591
24.182	5	11.632
14.223	6	11.673
14.268	7	12.527
14.309	8	12.568
14.350	9	12.609
14.391	10	12.650
14.432	11	12.691
14.473	12	12.732

2 beacons: 11.6970 & 11.6975 V GHz

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