Túpac Katari 1 (TKSat 1)

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Bolivian spacecraft nº: 1

Launch data: Designation  39481 / 13075A Launch date  20 Dec 2013 - 16:42 UT Launch site  Xichang, LC-2 Launch vehicle  CZ-3B/G2 Mission  Communications Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35782 x 35806 km Eccentricity   Inclination  0.2 ° Period  1436.1 min

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Description:

• Bolivia signed in December 2010 a contract with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for the on orbit delivery of the Túpac Katari 1 (TKSat 1) communications satellite. Tupac Katari is named after the historical Bolivian leader Julian Apasa Nina (Tupac Katari, 1750-1781). It will not only provide communications and broadcasting services to the whole territory of Bolivia and the surrounding areas, but also facilitate the development of civil projects like remote education and telemedicine.
• China Satellite Launch & Tracking Control General (CLTC) is responsible for the ground segment.

Mission details:

• Bolivia's first communications satellite was launched on Dec 20, 2013. The Tupac Katari satellite was built by China's CAST using a DFH-4 bus and has a mass at launch of 5100 kg. It was launched from Xichang on a CALT Chang Zheng (Long March) 3BE into a 200 x 43890 km x 24.8 deg geostationary transfer orbit, and will be controlled by Chinese-trained Bolivian engineers at the Amachuma ground station.

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