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Spainsat is a Spanish telecommunications satellite used for military and government communications. It allows telecommunications the different missions of the Spanish Armed forces abroad by providing coverage on a wide area of the world ranging from the United States and South America to the Middle East, including Africa and Europe.

Spainsat
Mission typeTelecommunications
OperatorHisdesat, XTAR
COSPAR ID2006-007A
SATCAT no.28945
Mission durationPlanned 15 years
Spacecraft properties
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSpace Systems/Loral
Launch mass3,683 kg (8,120 lb)
Dry mass1,467 kg (3,234 lb)
Power5773 W
Start of mission
Launch date11 March 2006, 22:33 GMT
RocketAriane 5 ECA
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre ELA-3
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeosynchronous
Longitude30°West
Transponders
Band12 X band and 1 K band
Coverage areaNorth America, South America, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean
 

Overview


The satellite belongs to Hisdesat (Spanish company participated by Hispasat (43%), Ingeniería y Servicios Aeroespaciales (30%), Airbus (15%), Indra Espacio (7%) and Sener (5%)), and its initial investment was 415 million euros. It was built by Space Systems Loral in California United States, with an expected useful life of at least 15 years. Its takeoff mass was about 3,700 kilograms. It is instrumented with several transponders in the X band and one in the K military band. It is situated on a geostationary orbit at 36,000 kilometres of altitude, 30 degrees west, over the Atlantic Ocean.

The satellite provides coverage to humanitarian, security and intelligence missions as well as to military operations, image transfers, embassy services and Spanish governmental communications.


Launch


The satellite was launched on 11 March 2006 at 22:33 GMT from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket of Arianespace.




На других языках


[de] SpainSAT

SpainSAT ist ein spanischer Kommunikationssatellit für militärische Anwendungen. Er ergänzt die Aufgaben des Satelliten XTAR-EUR und wird ähnlich vermarktet. Das Joint Venture XTAR LLC aus Loral Space & Communications (USA) und Hisdesat (Spanien) gab den Satelliten in Auftrag, betreibt den Satelliten und bietet die Übertragungskapazitäten den Regierungen und Verteidigungsministerien in Spanien, den USA und befreundeten Natostaaten an. Wie XTAR-EUR wurde auch SpainSAT von der Firma Space Systems/Loral (SSL) gebaut.
- [en] Spainsat

[es] Spainsat

El Spainsat es un satélite de comunicaciones español, destinado a comunicaciones militares y gubernamentales, que permite las telecomunicaciones entre las diferentes misiones de las Fuerzas Armadas Españolas en el extranjero. Da cobertura sobre una amplia zona que va desde Estados Unidos hasta Sudamérica, pasando por África, Europa y Oriente Medio.



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