Hispasat 1C

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General

Designation	26071 / 00007A
Launch date	3 Feb 2000
Country of origin	Spain
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	30°W
Launch vehicle	Atlas 2AS #125

Satellite worth approx. $85 million

The satellite with be used in Brasil thanks to a bid of R$27 million Hispasat won to operate a telecommunication network in the country.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

Iberia
Europe
America

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Aerospatiale
Platform	Spacebus-3000B2
Mass at launch	2800 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	3.27 x 2.5 x 5.1 m
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 6000 W (+ NiH2 batteries)
Design lifetime	15 years

Command: S-band (before GEO and emergency) & Ku-band (normal status)

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Ku-band

Main transponders	24 (12 max for America, 20 max for Europe or Iberia)
Backup transponders
Power	120 W
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	Iberia Europe America
EIRP max	America: 47 dBW Europe: 47 dBW Iberia: 56 dBW
G/T max	America: +1 dB/K Europe: +3 dB/K Iberia: +8 dB/K
Polarization	linear H/V

total simultaneous transponder in use: 22 max

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Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Beam
11.731	41		Europe or Iberia
	47	11.731	Europe or Iberia
11.771	42		Europe or Iberia
	48	11.771	Europe or Iberia
11.811	43		Europe or Iberia
	49	11.811	Europe or Iberia
11.851	44		Europe or Iberia
	50	11.851	Europe or Iberia
11.891	45		Europe or Iberia
	51	11.891	Europe or Iberia
11.931	46		Europe or Iberia
	52	11.931	Europe or Iberia
11.972	53		Europe or Iberia or America
	57	11.972	Europe or Iberia or America
12.012	54		Europe or Iberia or America
	58	12.012	Europe or Iberia or America
12.052	55		Europe or Iberia or America
	59	12.052	Europe or Iberia or America
12.092	56		Europe or Iberia or America
	60	12.092	Europe or Iberia or America
12.132	61		America
	63	12.132	America
12.172	62		America
	64	12.172	America

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