ST 1

Singapore & Taiwan

Spacecraft n°:

Singapore spacecraft n°: 1

Launch data:

Designation	25460 / 98049A
Launch date	25 Aug 1998
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44P (V109)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit:
Location	88°E

Delivered in-orbit. Contract worth $240 million (with 2 control centers in Seletar, Singapour and Taipei, Taiwan; and training).Wen operational on 1 Dec 1998.

Specifications

Prime contractor	Matra Marconi Space
Platform	Eurostar-2000+
Operator	Singapore Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom (50/50)
Mass at launch	3255 kg
Mass in orbit	1753 kg
Dry mass	1502 kg
Dimension	2.5 x 1.7 x 2.9 m
Solar array	32.3 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	8300 W
Design lifetime	12 years

C-band

Main transponders	14
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	middle to far East Asia
EIRP max	40 dBW
G/T max	-2.1 dB/K
Polarization	linear H/V

Ku-band:

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders
Power	90-135 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth
Coverage	K1: Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore K2: India
EIRP max	K1: 53 dBW K2: 52 dBW
G/T max	K1: 5 dB/K K2: 3 dB/K
Polarization	linear H/V

Transponders are switchable on either beam

Ref: #15, #245 - update: 03.02.11