VINASAT 1

Launch data: Designation  32767 / 08018A Launch date  18 Apr 2008 - 22:17 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ECA (V-182 #539) Mission  Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35787 x 35800 km Inclination  0.0° Period  1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• Ariane 5ECA serial number 539 placed two communications satellites in orbit. The EPC core stage reached a -1405 x 211 km x 7.4 deg sub-orbit, and the ESC-A upper stage delivered the payloads to a 272 x 35677 x 2.0 deg transfer orbit, a record low inclination for an Ariane launch.
• The lower payload is Vinasat 1, the first satellite owned by Vietnam. The VNPT (Vietnam Post and Telecom Corp) satellite is an A2100 built by Lockheed Martin (Newton) with C and Ku band payloads.
• The 2.6 tonne (with fuel) craft carries 12 Ku-band, and eight C-band transponders to provide voice, video, and internet services to eastern Asia, India, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii after parking over 132° E longitude.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou.

Headquarter cancel Paris.