XTAR-EUR

XTAR / USA (Spain)

International Sat. n°:

Europese satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	28542 / 05005A
Launch date	12 Feb 2005 - 21:03 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5 / ECA (V-164)
Mission	X-band military communications
Geostationary orbit on 27 Feb:
Perigee / Apogee	35600 x 35971 km
Inclination	0.06°
Period	1436.03 min

Maiden flight of this launch vehicle variant. Launched together with Maqsat B2 and Sloshsat-FLEVO

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Operator	Hisdesat/XTAR of Spain
Platform	SS/L-1300
Mass at launch	3631 kg (2219 kg of propellant)
Dry Mass	1412 kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)	2.2 x 2.8 x 5.4 31.4 span
Solar array	2
Stabilization
Equipment	12 X-band transponders
Design lifetime	15 years

Location:

Begin	End	Position
		29°E

Description:

XTAR, LLC is a satellite communications company committed to serving the needs of U.S., Spanish and allied governments. The company is a joint venture between Loral, which owns 56 percent, and HISDESAT, which owns 44 percent. XTAR is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has offices in Madrid, Spain, and Palo Alto, Calif.

The XTAR-EUR is a military and government communication satellite, will carry twelve wideband high-power X-band transponders and operate from an Indian Ocean region orbital slot to be determined by XTAR. XTAR EUR is designed to operate with existing and planned defense communications terminals around the world.

XTAR expects to begin offering its X-band services to government users in the United States, Spain, and other friendly and allied nations shortly after launch and the completion of in-orbit testing. Service will commence at the highly desirable 29 degrees East Longitude orbital slot providing a footprint extending from the Eastern Atlantic to Southeast Asia.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou.

Headquarter cancel Paris.

Credit covers: J.VdDr.

Ref.: #3(SD392), #7(JR544), #14, #206, #415 - update: 13.01.20

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