Designation | 37206 / 10056A |
Launch date | 28 Oct 2010 |
Country of origin | Europe |
Mission | Telecommunications |
Geostationary orbit | 16°E |
Launch vehicle | Ariane V197 |
Out of service | Oct 2010 |
Cause | Leak in the propulsion system: a pipe was not properly aligned and did not withstand the stress of the launch |
Prime contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
Platform | Spacebus-4000C3 |
Mass at launch | 5370 kg |
Dry mass | |
Dimension | 5.8 x 2.0 x 2.2 m (34 m deployed) |
Solar array | |
Stabilization | 3-axis |
DC power | EOL: 12 kW |
Design lifetime | 15 years |
Main transponders | 53 |
Backup transponders | |
Power | |
Bandwidth | |
Coverage |
Wide coverage of Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa Europe and Turkey with high power Sub-saharian Africa Specific islands of the Indian Ocean |
EIRP max | |
G/T max | |
Polarization | |
Frequencies | downlink: 10.7-11.7 & 12.5-12.75 GHz |
Main transponders | 3 |
Backup transponders | |
Power | |
Bandwidth | |
Coverage | |
EIRP max | |
Polarization | |
Frequencies |
Uplink: Downlink: 21.4-22.0 GHz |