Apstar 1A

China

Spacecraft n°:

Chinese satellite n°: 50
Also caled: Apstar 3

Launch data:

Designation23943 / 96039A
Launch date03 Jul 1996 - 10:47 UT
Launch site Xichang, LC1
Launch vehicleCZ-3 (#39)
MissionCommercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35780 x 35792 km
Eccentricity 1.42E-04
Inclination 3.24 deg
Period 1436.11 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor Boeing Satellite Systems
Platform HS-376
Operator APT Satellite Holdings Ltd
Mass at launch 1400 kg
Mass in orbit700 kg
Dry mass 560 kg
Diameter 2.16 m
Height 3.1 m (7.5 m deployed)
Stabilization Spin stabilized
DC power BOL: 1130 W
EOL: 1022 W
Design lifetime 10 years

Location:

BeginPositionRemarks
  134°E 
 April 2009  130.09° E 

C-band (and extended C-band)

Main transponders 24
Backup transponders 6
Power 16 W
Bandwidth 4 transponders of 72 MHz
20 transponders of 36 MHz
Coverage ASEAN
EIRP max 35 dBW
G/T max -4 dB/K
Polarization linear H/V
Frequencies Uplink: 5.850 - 6.425 GHz
Downlink: 3.625 - 4.200 GHz

Telemetry: 4.198125 H & 4.199375 H GHz
Command: 5.928 H & 6.422 V GHz
TV coverage; 24 C-band transponders; China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.
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