Hispasat Advanced Generation 1 (Hispasat AG1), also designated Hispasat 36W-1, is a Spanish communications satellite which is part of the Hispasat fleet. It was successfully launched to GTO on 28 January 2017.[1]
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Mission type | Communications satellite |
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Operator | Hispasat |
COSPAR ID | 2017-006A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 41942 |
Website | Hispasat 36W-1 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Luxor |
Manufacturer | OHB System Tesat-Spacecom Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,700 kilograms (3,700 lb) |
Power | > 6.0 kW |
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Launch date | 01:03:34, January 28, 2017 (UTC) (2017-01-28T01:03:34Z) |
Rocket | Soyuz-2 ST-B |
Launch site | Kourou ELS |
Contractor | Arianespace |
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Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
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Band | Ka band, Ku band |
Bandwidth | 144 MHz (Ka) 33 and 36 MHz (Ku) |
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The satellite will serve Spain, Portugal and the Americas.[2]
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