N-STAR c
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N-STAR c, is a geostationary communications satellite originally ordered by NTT DoCoMo and later fully acquired by SKY Perfect JSAT Group.[5][6] It was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin, which acted as prime, developed the payload and did the final integration and testing, and Orbital Sciences Corporation, which supplied the satellite bus on the GEOStar-2 platform and procured the launch services.[4] It had a launch weight of approximately 1,645 kg (3,627 lb), and a 15-year design life.[4][7] Its payload is composed of 1 C-band, and 20 S-band transponders and its stationed in the 136° East longitude.[8][9]
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Mission type | Mobile communications |
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Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
COSPAR ID | 2002-035B [1] |
SATCAT no. | 27461 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | N-STAR c |
Bus | GEOStar-2 |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin / Orbital Sciences Corporation |
Launch mass | 1,645 kg (3,627 lb) |
Dimensions | 3.3 m × 1.9 m × 1.5 m (10.8 ft × 6.2 ft × 4.9 ft) (stowed) |
Power | 2.6 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 5 July 2002, 23:22:00 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Ariane 5G (V153) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Entered service | August 2002 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 136° East [3] |
Transponders | |
Band | 1 C-band 20 S-band[4] |
Coverage area | Japan |
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