Instruction Manual
Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Coverage Contour Maps
C-band Coverage
Star One C3
Specications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass: <3,200 kg (<7,055 lb.)
Solar Arrays: Four 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
Batteries: Two >4840 W-Hr capacity Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life: ≥15 years
Hybrid Payload
C-band
Repeater: 28 active transponders with two 16-for-14
TWTA interconnected rings
TWTA Power: 48 W RF
Antenna: 2.3 m dual grid deployable reector
Ku-band
Repeater: 16 active transponders with two 10-for-8
TWTA rings
TWTA Power: 140 W RF
Antenna: 2.3 m dual grid deployable reector;
1.4 m deck-mounted
Launch
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Date: November 10, 2012
Mission Partners
Star One
An Embratel Company, Star One is Brazil's leading satellite
communications service provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor
Arianespace
Launch provider
Ku-band Andean Coverage
Ku-band Brazilian Coverage