Spacecraft n°: |
Italian spacecraft n°: 17 |
Sistema Italiana de Communicazione Riservente Allarmi or
Satellite Italiano per Comunicazioni Riservate e ALlarmi
Launch data:
| Designation |
26694
/ 01005A |
| Launch date | 07 Feb 2001 - 23:05:10 UT |
| Launch site | Ko, ELA-2 |
| Launch vehicle
| Ariane-44L (V139) |
| Mission | Military: Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit: |
| Location: |
16.2°E
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| Perigee x Apogee | 35724 x 35767 km |
| Inclination | 0,05° |
| Period | 1434,00 min |
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It will provide secure communications for Italy's Ministry of Defense and the
country's civil security forces, catering for domestic needs and operations
abroad (in UHF, SHF and EHF).
Specifications
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Prime
contractor
|
Alenia
Spazio (for the Sitab consortium)
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Platform
| derived from Italsat |
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Mass
at launch
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2596
kg
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Dry
mass
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1253
kg
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Payload
mass
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450
kg
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Dimension
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2.79
m height x 3.43 x 4.93 m
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Solar
array
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24.5
m span
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Stabilization
|
3
axis
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DC
power
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BOL:
3280 W
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Design
lifetime
|
10
years
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Carries a liquid apogee engine, possibly an Astrium S400
Telemetry and command in S and EHF band.
Would have 9 transponders in SHF, UHF and EHF. On board band switching.
UHF-band (300/260 MHz)
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Main
transponders
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Backup
transponders
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Power
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Bandwidth
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Coverage
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global
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EIRP
max
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G/T
max
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Polarization
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SHF-band (8/7 GHz)
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Main
transponders
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Backup
transponders
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Power
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Bandwidth
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Coverage
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1
shaped beam covering Europe, the Middle East and North East Africa
2 mobile spot beams
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EIRP
max
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G/T
max
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Polarization
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EHF-band (44/20 GHz)
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Main
transponders
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Backup
transponders
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Power
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Bandwidth
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Coverage
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global
and shaped-spot to cover Italy
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EIRP
max
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G/T
max
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Polarization
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Astrophilately covers:
