Satcom-C3

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation 22117 / 92060B
Launch date 10 Sep 1992 - 23:04 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-44LP (V53)
MissionCommercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35780 x 35794 km
Eccentricity 1,66E-04
Inclination 3.9 deg
Period 1436.12 min

Specifications

Prime contractor GE Astro Space
PlatformGE-3000
OperatorSES Americom
Mass at launch 1372 kg
Mass in orbit 789 kg
Length 1 m
Width 1.6 m
Height 1.5 m
Solar array 15.1 m span
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power 1400 W
Design lifetime12 years

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
  131° W 
 April 2010  78.98° W 

Tested at 143°W
Will be relocated to 79 degrees W; 24 C-band transponders.

C-band

Main transponders 24
Backup transponders 
Power17 W
Bandwidth36 MHz
Polarizationlinear H/V

End of live:

End of Operation:  May 2011
Cause:  
Reentered date:  
Lifetime: 


Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 29.10.11