AsiaStar

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called AsiaBSS

Launch data:

Designation	26107 / 00016A
Launch date	21 Mar 2000 - 23:28:19 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5G (V-128)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on Mar 29.22, 2000:
Perigee / Apogee	35520 x 35659 km
Eccentricity	0.002
Inclination	0.03 deg
Period	1426.05 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Matra Marconi Space
Platform	Eurostar 2000+
Operator	WorldSpace Corp.
Mass at launch	2775 kg
Dry Mass	1530 kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)	1.7 x 2.6 x 3
Solar array	28m span
Stabilization
DC power	5600 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
	105° E
Apr 2009	104.97° E

Started operational service in early July 2000.

Mission details:

Worldspace's second digital radio satellite is Asiastar, a Matra Marconi Space Eurostar 2000+ satellite with a dry mass of 1220 kg. Asiastar joins Afristar in orbit with a mission of providing radio broadcasting to and by communities in the developing world.
Ariane 5's EPS upper stage was left in a 699 x 35445 km x 7.0 deg orbit. The EPC core stage reentered over the Galapagos Islands after completing most of one orbit.
Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean. Services to underserved emerging markets; low-cost portable receivers.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou

Headquarter cancel Paris

Credit covers: J.VdDr.

Ref.: #7(JR422), #15, #206, #226, #415 - update: 04.11.19

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