Spainsat

Also called XTAR-LANT (part of the transponders leased by XTAR)

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General

Designation	28945 / 06007A
Launch date	11 Mar 2006
Country of origin	Spain
Mission	Military: Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	30°W
Launch vehicle	Ariane V170

Operated by HISDESAT SA, a company owned by Hispasat (51%) and other Spanish companies (EADS CASA Espacio, Indra and Sener). Capacity leased and dedicated to the Spanish Ministry of Defense. Eight transponders are leased to XTAR.

Went operational in Apr 2006.

In Dec 2003, while preparing the shipping into a container, the satellite fell off 1 m when a cable failed. The launch will be delayed.

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	SS/L
Platform	FS-1300
Mass at launch	3683 kg
Dry mass	1467 kg
Dimension	5.4 x 2.8 x 2.2 m (31.4 m deployed)
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 3.6 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

S-band TT&C in 2025-2110 & 2200-2290 MHz. Possibly on 2062 MHz

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X-band

Main transponders	13
Backup transponders
Power	100 W TWTA
Bandwidth	72 MHz
Coverage	2 global beams 1 fixed beam for Spain and Europe 3 steerable beams (may overlap)
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization	RHCP/LHCP

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Ka-band

Main transponders	1
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Spain, Europe, Africa and the Americas
EIRP max
Polarization
Frequencies	Uplink: Downlink:

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