Belintersat-1 (ZX 15, ChinaSat 15)

Launch data: Designation  41238 / 16001A Launch date  15 Jan 2016 - 16:57 UT Launch site  Xichang, LC-3 Launch vehicle  CZ-3B/G2 Mission  Government: Communication Geostationary orbit on Jan 28.80 2016: Perigee / Apogee  35779 x 35795 km Eccentricity  1,54E-04 Inclination  0.06 ° Period  1436.03 min

Description:

• Belarus' first communications satellite - 10 transponders reserved, 2 for Belarus' government, and 8 for Chinese companies.
• Will market remaining capacity in Africa, Asia, Europe. Owned by the government of Belarus, Belintersat 1's C-band and Ku-band transponders will broadcast television and radio programming, support corporate networking, and provide broadband Internet connectivity. The Belarusian government set up the Belintersat project to give the nation's broadcasters access to international markets and sell the satellite's excess capacity to commercial users. Thales Alenia Space of France supplied Belintersat 1's communications payload.
• Belintersat-1 is based on the Chinese DFH-4 bus, with the communications payload being supplied by Thales Alenia Space.The satellite is equipped with 20 C-band transponders (36 MHz), 18 Ku-band transponders (36MHz) and 4 enhanced Ku-band transponders (54 MHz). The satellite will be operational at the 51.5 degrees East longitude on the geostationary orbit.

Mission details:

• The first Belarussian communications satellite, Belintersat 1, was launched on Jan 15, 2016.
  The satellite is a Chinese-built DFH-4 with a mass of 5200 kg, and it rode a Chinese CZ-3B to geotransfer orbit. Belintersat is a state-sponsored private company and will provide services to Belarus and central Europe.

External links:

• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking