Belintersat-1
OperatorBelintersat
Websiteen.belintersat.com/system/belintersat-1
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Cospar id2016-001A[1]
Spacecraft busDFH-4
Manufacturer
Dry mass2,086 kilograms (4,599 lb)
Launch mass5,223 kilograms (11,515 lb)
Power10,150 watts
Launch date15 January 2016
Launch rocketLong March CZ-3B/E
Launch siteXichang Satellite Launch Center
Launch contractorChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Orbit referenceGeocentric
Orbit regimeGeosynchronous
Orbit longitude51.5° E

Belintersat-1 is a deployed geostationary telecommunications satellite, manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and Thales Alenia Space for the Belarusian government's company Belintersat.

It provides a wide range of telecommunicational services, including satellite TV and radio broadcasting and broadband internet access.[2] It lifted off on a Chinese Long March CZ-3B/E rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) on January 15, 2016, 16:57 GMT.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details. Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov (2016-08-23). Retrieved on 2016-11-16.
  2. ^ "History". en.belintersat.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  3. ^ "China opens 2016 campaign with Long March 3B launch of Belintersat-1 | NASASpaceFlight.com". www.nasaspaceflight.com. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-15.