Spaceway-3
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Hughes Network Systems |
COSPAR ID | 2007-036A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 32018 |
Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 17 years, 4 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | BSS-702 |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 6075 kg |
Dry mass | 3655 kg |
Power | 12800 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 14 August 2007, 23:44:00 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 5 |
Launch site | Kourou, ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Entered service | October 2007 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 95.0° West |
Transponders | |
Band | Ka-band |
Frequency | 500 MHz |
Bandwidth | 10 Gbit/s |
Coverage area | North America |
Spaceway ← Spaceway-2 |
Spaceway-3 is a communications satellite which was launched on August 14, 2007, at 23:44:00 UTC. The third satellite in the Spaceway series, it includes a Ka-band communications payload.[1] It is used by Hughes Network Systems to provide broadband Internet Protocol network service.
History
In March 2007, shortly after the failure of a Sea Launch rocket launch in January 2007, Hughes Network Systems switched launch of Spaceway-3 from a Zenit-3SL rocket to an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.[2][3]
Launch
Spaceway-3 was launched 14 August 2007 on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle with BSAT-3a.[4] It lifted off at 23:44 UTC from ELA-3 of the Centre Spatial Guyanais. Five hours and 46 minutes later, signals from the spacecraft were successfully received at a ground station in Hartebeesthoek, South Africa.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Launch Kit" (PDF). Arianespace. 14 March 2007.
- ^ "Hughes Signs Contract with Arianespace to Launch SPACEWAY 3". Hughes. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007.
- ^ "Hughes Network Systems Awards SPACEWAY 3 Launch Contract to Sea Launch Company". Hughes. 8 December 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Arianespace boosts SPACEWAY 3 and BSAT-3a into orbit". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007.
- ^ "Boeing-Built Spaceway 3 Satellite Operational after Successful Launch". Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008.
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