Horizons 3e

Japan

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Japanese spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	43633 / 18074B
Launch date	25 Sep 2018 - 22:38 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA (VA243)
Mission	Communication
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35780 x 35792 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	0.05°
Period	1436.0 min

Launched together with: Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Boeing Satellite Systems
Platform	Boeing 702MP
Operator	Intelsat, SKY Perfect JSAT (HORZ)
Mass at launch	6441 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	C-band high-throughput transponders, Ku-band high-throughput transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Mission details:

On Sep 25, 2018 Arianespace successfully launched the 100th Ariane 5, placing two communications satellites in geotransfer orbit.
The upper payload was Horizons 3e, for the Horizons joint venture between Intelsat and Japan′s Sky Perfect JSAT. The satellite uses a Boeing 702MP bus with a launch mass of 6441 kg.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

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Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-5 (VA243)

Launch cancel Kourou

Ariane-5 (VA243)

Headquarter cancel Paris

Credit covers: J.VdDr

Ref.: #7(JR754), #14, #228, #415 - update: 22.03.19