Hispasat 1C

Spain

Spacecraft nº:

Spanish spacecraft nº: 6

Launch data:

Designation:26071 / 00007A
Launch date03 Feb 2000 - 23:30 UT
Launch site:CC, SLC36B
Launch vehicle: Atlas 2AS (AC-158)
Mission:Commercial: Communications
Earth transfer orbit on Feb 3:
Perigee / Apogee 220 x 45783 km
Inclination 18.72 deg
Period 835.28 min
Geostationary orbit on Mar 27.15, 2000:
Perigee / Apogee 35771 x 35802 km
Eccentricity 5,22E-04
Inclination 0.03 deg
Period 1436.10 min
 Hispasat 1C

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.

Specifications

Prime contractorAerospatiale (Alcatel Space Industries)
PlatformSpacebus-3000B2
OperatorHispasat
Mass at launch3112 kg
Dry Mass 1304 kg
Basic shape  Box + 2 panels
Dimension 1.8 x 2.3 x 2.3 m
Solar array 26.3 span
Stabilization3-axis
DC powerEOL: 6000 W (+ NiH2 batteries)
Design lifetime> million yrs - still active

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
  30° W 
 Nov 2010  29.93° W 

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

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

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Downlink Transponder Vertical Downlink Beam
11.731 41  Europeor Iberia
  47 11.731 Europeor 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

Comments: Third of Spain's communications satellites with government, commercial and military application; X-band heavily used; 24 transponders in Ku-band.
Ref: #7(JR420), #15, #206, #226 - update: 05.03.11