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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor
Arianespace
Launch provider
Specications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass: 2,230 kg (4,915 lb.)
Solar Arrays: Two panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized; zero momentum system
Propulsion: Liquid bi-propellant transfer orbit system;
monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Mission Life: 15 years
Orbit: 183
°
East Longitude
Payload
C-band
Repeater: 28 active transponders with 32-for-28
linearized TWTAs
TWTA Power: 2.3 kW
Antenna: Two 2.3 m shaped-beam reectors, one
global horn
Launch
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Date: February 12, 2009
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