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12.512 h 6111 3/4 12.514 v 5632 3/4 12.514 v 6111 3/4 12.521 h 6111 3/4 12.522 v
4200 3/4 12.522 v 5632 3/4 12.522 v 6111 3/4 12.528 v 4200 3/4
12.530 v 5632 3/4 12.530 v 6111 3/4 12.530 h 6111 3/4 12.534 v 4200 3/4 12.538 v
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6111 3/4 12.690 v 6111 3/4 12.701 v 2892 3/4 12.711 h 6111 3/4
12.720 h 6111 3/4 12.729 h 6111 3/4 12.738 h 6111 3/4
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| Date of Launch |
29 - 03 - 2002 |
| Launch
Vehicle |
Ariane 4 Flight
149 |
| Time Of
Life |
approx. 10 year |
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Location |
23,5 east |
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Test Location |
24,2 east |
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Inclined |
no |
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Graveyard Date |
2012 |
SPECIFICATIONS SATELLITE:
| Prime contractor |
BSS |
| Platform |
HS-376HP |
| Mass at launch |
1495 kg |
| Mass in orbit |
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| Dry mass |
750 kg |
| Dimension |
3.15 x 2.17 x 2.17 m (7.97 m height deployed) |
| Solar array |
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| Stabilization |
spin-stabilized |
| DC power |
EOL: 1525 W |
| Design lifetime |
10 years |
SPECIFICATIONS KU BAND TRANSPONDERS:
| Main transponders |
21 (20 at EOL) |
| Backup transponders |
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| Power |
30 W (TWTA) |
| Bandwidth |
36 MHz |
| Coverage |
Optimized for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. |
| EIRP max |
52 dBW |
| G/T max |
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| Frequencies: |
downlink: 11.45-11.70 and 12.50-12.75 GHz |
ASTRA 3A FREQUENCY PLAN:

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Horizontal
Downlink |
Channel |
Vertical
Downlink |
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11.4750 |
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11.5150 |
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11.5550 |
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11.5950 |
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11.6350 |
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11.6750 |
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12.5250 |
| 12.5250 |
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12.5650 |
| 12.5650 |
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12.6050 |
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12.6450 |
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12.6850 |
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12.7250 |
INFORMATION ABOUT
ARIANE FLIGHT 149:
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
| Launch id |
02015 |
| Launch date |
29 Mar 2002 at 01:29 UT |
| Launch site |
Kourou |
| Type |
4, 44L |
| Payload mass |
4589 kg |
| Payload |
A:
Jcsat 8
B:
Astra 3A |
| GTO |
249.8 x 35995 km x 4° |
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