Star One C1

Launch data: Designation  32293 / 07056A Launch date  14 Nov 2007 - 22:06 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA3 Launch vehicle  Ariane 5ECA (V-179) Mission  Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35764 x 35810 km Inclination  0.06° Period  1436.11 min

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• Ariane 5ECA vehicle L538, on flight V179, placed two communications satellites in geostationary transfer orbit on Nov 14. The EPC stage reached a -1065 x 168 km suborbital trajectory, with the ESC-A upper stage continuing to GTO in a single burn.
• The upper satellite is Skynet 5B, an Astrium Eurostar E3000 satellite owned by EADS' Paradigm company, which provides communications services at SHF and UHF to the UK Ministry of Defence. The lower satellite is Star One C1 (formerly Brasilsat C1), a joint project between a group of S American countries led by Brazil's Embratel telecoms organization. Star One is the name of the Embratel subsidiary that operates the Brasilsat system. The satellite is a Thales Alenia Spacebus 3000B3 spacecraft. The satellites spent an extended period in transfer orbit.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou.

Headquarter cancel Paris.